Vätsäri Wilderness Area
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| Vätsäri Wilderness Area | |
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| IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area) | |
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| Location: | Lapland Province, Finland |
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| Area: | 1550 km² (598 mi²) |
| Established: | 1991 |
| Governing body: | Metsähallitus |
The Vätsäri Wilderness Area (Vätsärin erämaa-alue) is a wilderness reserve in Finland. It was established in 1991 like all the other 11 wilderness areas in the Lapland Province. Its area is 1550 km². It is governed by the Metsähallitus.
The area comprises the eastern part of the Inarijärvi lake and a vast forest area between the Norwegian and Russian border. The wilderness continues in the Norwegian side, in Øvre Pasvik National Park.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Vätsäri Wilderness Area. Outdoors.fi. Metsähallitus. Retrieved on 2006-06-07.
- FI parks. Nature World Wide. World Institute for Conservation and Environment. Retrieved on 2006-06-07.
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