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Analyzing the 18,917 square kilometer landscape, mountain peaks, and boreal terrain
Comprehensive Geographic Profile and Mapped Boundaries of Yugyd Va National Park in Russia
This geographic profile examines the expansive land area of Yugyd Va National Park within the Komi Republic. Users can trace the mapped boundaries, evaluate high-elevation mountain peaks like Mount Manaraga and Mount Sablya, and understand the distribution of boreal forests, alpine meadows, and wetlands across this protected territory.
Europe's largest national park, guarding the last untouched boreal taiga of the Northern and Subpolar Urals.
Yugyd Va National Park
Yugyd Va is the largest national park in Russia and one of the largest protected areas in Europe, stretching across the Northern and Subpolar Urals in the southeastern part of the Komi Republic. Its name comes from the Komi language and means "light water," a poetic reference to the clarity of the rivers that flow through its territory. The park protects a vast and largely uninterrupted expanse of mountain and taiga landscapes in the Ural Mountains, ranging from lowland boreal forests on the Pechora plain to alpine tundra and glaciated peaks above the treeline. Its forests represent the largest remaining block of virgin taiga in the European part of Russia, untouched by industrial logging. Together with the Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve to the south, Yugyd Va forms the core of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Virgin Komi Forests." The park is internationally recognized for both its ecological significance and the dramatic combination of pristine wilderness, highland scenery, and cold-water river systems.
- Location
- Russia
- Park type
- National park
- Established
- 1994
- Area
- 18,917 km²
- Highest point
- 1,825 m
Location overview
National park location records for Russia and the Komi Republic
Geographic Overview and Regional Context for Yugyd Va in Russia
Yugyd Va is situated within Russia and recorded inside the Komi Republic administrative region. Administrative memberships and regional designations establish the primary geographic framework for the protected area.
- Countries
- Russia
- Regions
- Komi Republic
- Primary location
- Komi Republic
- Geographic setting
- Inland
Boundary and coordinates
Vast mapped extent with matching records
Yugyd Va mapped boundary and matching 18,917.01 km² land area
Yugyd Va combines mapped geometry with matching 18,917.01 km² overall and land-area values. Centre, coordinate limits, spans, and perimeter can communicate scale when measured, while the outline remains contextual, not a legal survey.
- Boundary area
- 19,084.6 km²
- Boundary perimeter
- 1,300.2 km
- Northernmost point
- 65.7678° N
- Southernmost point
- 63.1784° N
- Easternmost point
- 61.365° E
- Westernmost point
- 57.4546° E
- Geographic centre
- 64.6611° N, 59.3679° E
- North–south span
- 288.7 km
- East–west span
- 188.1 km
Elevation and terrain
Protected mountain terrain with recorded peaks and natural features
Yugyd Va Mountain Park Terrain and Elevation Summary
Recorded elevation data shows a mountain relief maximum reaching 1825 meters across the protected area. Linked feature cards present names, types, and spatial relationships for recorded natural features.
- Maximum elevation
- 1,825 m
- Highest point
- 1,825 m
Selected named natural features
Mountain saddles
Чёрный
1,090 m
Peaks
Медвежья Лапа
831 m
Mountain saddles
Долгий
820 m
Islands
Малый
Peaks
гора Блюхера
1,380 m
Environmental setting
Boreal climate zones, mountain relief, and habitat classifications
Yugyd Va Environmental Classifications and Physical Landscape Settings
Recorded landscape features and habitat types provide complementary perspectives on the physical setting of Yugyd Va. Associated categories connect directly to relevant atlas destinations and regional context.
- Relief
- Mountain
- Climate
- Boreal
- Water
- Major water bodies
- Forest cover
- Partial forest
- Seasonality
- Seasonal
Landscape features
Mountains · Forest · Wetland · Lakes · Rivers · Cliffs · Cave · Glacier
Habitat types
Boreal forest · Alpine meadow · Wetland · Tundra habitat
Park atlas
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- Area
- 18,917 km²
- Established
- 1994
- IUCN
- II
- Visitors
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- Area
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- Established
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- IUCN
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- Established
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- Area
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- IUCN
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- Relief
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- Area
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- Established
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- IUCN
- II
- Relief
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- Area
- 208 km²
- Established
- 1997
- IUCN
- II
- Relief
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- IUCN
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- Scope
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- Area
- 266.01 km²
- Established
- 1991
- IUCN
- II
- Relief
- Lowland
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