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Losiny Ostrov National Park: Mapping the Boundaries of a Unique Urban Wilderness
Protected forest and wetland geography in Moscow Oblast.
Spanning over 116 square kilometers, Losiny Ostrov National Park represents a significant conservation effort as Europe's largest urban national park. Its geography encompasses dense mixed forests, the Upper Yauza Swamps, and a convergence of regional watersheds, providing a rare study of wilderness persistence within a densely populated metropolitan environment.
- Area
- 116 km²
- Established
- 1983
- IUCN
- II
- Relief
- Lowland













