Narаchanski (Narochansky) National Park (Belarusian: Нарачанскі, Naračanski; Russian: Нарочанский, Naročanskij) is a national park in Belarus that is named after Lake Narach.
| Narachanski National Park | |
|---|---|
| Нарачанскі нацыянальны парк (Belarusian) | |
 Lake Narach | |
  Narachanski National Park | |
 Interactive map of Narachanski National Park | |
| Location | Minsk Region in Belarus |
| Coordinates | 54°51′00″N 26°44′00″E / 54.85°N 26.7333°E |
| Area | 933 km2 (360 sq mi) (2015) |
| Established | 1999 |
History
editPark was created on July 28, 1999, and covers an area of more than 87,000 hectares.[1]
Park fauna
editMammal species inhabiting in the park include the red deer, raccoon dog, European badger, marten, and otter; existing fish species include common bream, silver bream, and crucian carp. The national park also includes 218 other species of birds, such as the bittern, osprey and the common crane[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Description on the park's official website (in Russian)". Archived from the original on 2014-08-07. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
- ↑ National Park Narochansky on belarus.by
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