Lesser Kurils Zakaznik

Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Russia · built 1982

Lesser Kurils Zakaznik is a federal-level Zakaznik or "State Nature Preserve" in the disputed Lesser Kuril Chain, administered by Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, but also formally part of Nemuro Subprefecture, Japan. The preserve was established in 1983, in accordance with the Japan-Soviet Joint Communiqué of 10 October 1973. The protected area of 678.92 square kilometres (262.13 sq mi) includes a marine area of 409 square kilometres (158 sq mi).

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