Ivory Coast of Sviatoslav National Nature Park
Coastal park protecting steppe, estuary, and bay habitats.
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The Ivory Coast of Sviatoslav National Nature Park is located on the north coast of the Black Sea in southern Ukraine. It covers portions of the Dnieper–Bug estuary, the Kinburn Peninsula, and Yahorlyk Bay. The park protects steppe ecology and adjacent waters, and is situated in Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast.
Topography
The park lies in the Black Sea Lowland, where the Dnieper River and Southern Bug enter the sea. North of the park are steppe and forest-steppe habitats; south are dry steppe, wetlands, and saltwater areas. The estuary north of the Kinburn Spit is freshwater, while the bay and sea to the south are saltwater. The area contains many freshwater lakes fed by rain and saltwater lakes fed by sea seepage.
Did You Know?
- The park is about 150 km west of the land bridge to the Crimean Peninsula.
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- Wikipedia: Ivory Coast of Sviatoslav National Nature Park (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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