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Kronotsky Nature Reserve
Kronotsky (Кроноцкий) Nature Reserve (also: ''Kronotsky Biosphere Zapovednik'') is a nature area reserved for the study of natural sciences in the remote Russian Far East, on the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula.〔Encyclopædia Britannica (2009) (Nature Reserve'' ) Encyclopædia Britannica, retrieved March 12, 2009, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online〕 It was created in 1934 and its current boundary contains an area of .〔 It also has Russia's only geyser basin, plus several mountain ranges with numerous volcanoes, both active and extinct. Due to its often harsh climate and its mix of volcanoes and geysers, it is frequently described as the Land of Fire and Ice.〔Quammen, David (2009) (Fragile Russian Wilderness: The Kronotsky Nature Reserve Is Best Appreciated From Afar ), National Geographic, p.62, January 2009, Vol. 215, No.1〕
It is mainly accessible only to scientists, plus approximately 3,000 tourists annually who pay a fee equivalent to US$700 to travel by helicopter for a single day's visit.〔 Kronotsky Nature Reserve has been proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.〔(Wild Russia: Centre For Nature Conservation website ), retrieved 2009-03-11〕
== Flora and fauna ==
Over 750 plant species grow in the reserve, which has volcanoes rising up to a height of over 3,510m (11,500 feet).〔
The nature reserve boasts over 800 brown bears, some of the largest in the world that can grow to over 540 kg (1,200 pounds). The 800-plus population make it Eurasia's largest protected brown bear population. Bears in the Kronotsky reserve often encounter each other at salmon streams in the park where they can socialize freely with each other.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://kronoki.org/ )〕
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