Čepkeliai state nature reserve

Lithuania / Alytaus / Varena /
 wetland, nature conservation park / area, Ramsar site

Situated in Varėna district municipality, covers area of 11 212 hectares. Established in 1975 in order to save one of the oldest and most unique forest swamp of Lithuania, also continental dunes, relict lakes, hydrological regime of swamp, valuable and rare fauna and flora.
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Coordinates:   53°58'42"N   24°31'18"E
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