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'''Nemunas Delta Regional Park''', established in 1994, is located in [[Lithuania]] within the [[Nemunas Delta]] where the Nemunas flows into the [[Baltic Sea]]. The park covers 29,013 |
'''Nemunas Delta Regional Park''', established in 1994, is located in [[Lithuania]] within the [[Nemunas Delta]] where the Nemunas flows into the [[Baltic Sea]]. The park covers 29,013 ha.<ref>{{cite web|title=Landscape|publisher=Nemunas Delta Regional Park|url=http://www.nemunodelta.lt/engine/5;0|accessdate=2008-12-22}}</ref> |
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The park, a [[Ramsar Convention]] site, lies on the [[East Atlantic Flyway]], a major bird migration route; over 70,000 migratory birds are [[bird ringing|ringed]] there annually.<ref name=ramsar>{{cite web|title=The Annotated Ramsar List: Lithuania|publisher=[[Ramsar Convention]]|url=http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-pubs-annolist-annotated-ramsar-16552/main/ramsar/1-30-168%5E16552_4000_0__ |accessdate=2008-12-21 |date=2000-01-30}}</ref> About one-fifth of it is covered by water, including Lake [[Krokų Lanka]] and the rivers Rusne, Skirvyte, Atmata, Pakalne, Vorusne, and Aukstumale.<ref>{{cite web|title=Silute district|publisher=[[Klaipeda County]]|url=http://www.klaipeda.aps.lt/senasis_puslapis/en/vietos_sil.html|accessdate=2008-12-21|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211014129/http://www.klaipeda.aps.lt/senasis_puslapis/en/vietos_sil.html|archivedate=2008-12-11}}</ref> It also supports hay and dairy farming, fishing, hunting, [[peat]] production, tourism, recreation, and conservation education.<ref name=ramsar/> |
The park, a [[Ramsar Convention]] site, lies on the [[East Atlantic Flyway]], a major bird migration route; over 70,000 migratory birds are [[bird ringing|ringed]] there annually.<ref name=ramsar>{{cite web|title=The Annotated Ramsar List: Lithuania|publisher=[[Ramsar Convention]]|url=http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-pubs-annolist-annotated-ramsar-16552/main/ramsar/1-30-168%5E16552_4000_0__ |accessdate=2008-12-21 |date=2000-01-30}}</ref> About one-fifth of it is covered by water, including Lake [[Krokų Lanka]] and the rivers Rusne, Skirvyte, Atmata, Pakalne, Vorusne, and Aukstumale.<ref>{{cite web|title=Silute district|publisher=[[Klaipeda County]]|url=http://www.klaipeda.aps.lt/senasis_puslapis/en/vietos_sil.html|accessdate=2008-12-21|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211014129/http://www.klaipeda.aps.lt/senasis_puslapis/en/vietos_sil.html|archivedate=2008-12-11}}</ref> It also supports hay and dairy farming, fishing, hunting, [[peat]] production, tourism, recreation, and conservation education.<ref name=ramsar/> |
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* [http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/tourism/eden/themes-destinations/countries/lithuania/nemunas/index_en.htm Awarded "EDEN - European Destinations of Excellence" non traditional tourist destination 2009] |
* [http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/tourism/eden/themes-destinations/countries/lithuania/nemunas/index_en.htm Awarded "EDEN - European Destinations of Excellence" non traditional tourist destination 2009] |
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{{Regional parks of Lithuania}} |
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[[Category:Regional parks of Lithuania]] |
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Klaipėda County]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:00, 4 November 2021
Nemunas Delta Regional Park, established in 1994, is located in Lithuania within the Nemunas Delta where the Nemunas flows into the Baltic Sea. The park covers 29,013 ha.[1]
The park, a Ramsar Convention site, lies on the East Atlantic Flyway, a major bird migration route; over 70,000 migratory birds are ringed there annually.[2] About one-fifth of it is covered by water, including Lake Krokų Lanka and the rivers Rusne, Skirvyte, Atmata, Pakalne, Vorusne, and Aukstumale.[3] It also supports hay and dairy farming, fishing, hunting, peat production, tourism, recreation, and conservation education.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Landscape". Nemunas Delta Regional Park. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ a b "The Annotated Ramsar List: Lithuania". Ramsar Convention. 2000-01-30. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ^ "Silute district". Klaipeda County. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
External links
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