Collectible silver coin Series: Nature Reserves of Russia Name: Taimyr nature reserve Origin: Hong Kong Issuer: Mega Power Hong Kong Group Limited Made by: Mega Power Hong Kong Group Limited Designer: Iren Ter Sarkisyan Weight: 10 gr Standard: 999 Diameter: 30 mm Face value: 20 cents Mintage: 1030 Year: 2013 Taimyr state nature biosphere reserve is one of the largest reserves of Russia, located at the North of Krasnoyarskiy Krai at Taimyr Peninsula. It was established in1979. It is clustered and consists of 4 sections. Total area - 2719688 hectares includes as follows: main tundra territories - 1324042 hectares Ary- Mas section -15611 hectares, Lukun section - 9055 hectares, Bikada experimental ground for protection acclimatized musk ox - 937760 hectares and arctic branch-433220 hectares, including 37018 hectares of water area of the Laptevs Sea. In 1995 MAB UNESCO awarded it a status of biosphere nature reserve. Obverse. Musk ox or musk sheep (lat. Ovibos moschatus) - is an only surviving representative of musk ox genus from cavicorn family.Musk ox are thickset shaggy big headed and short-necked mammals. Their long and thick hair trail almost to the ground. They have two types of hair, namely long and coarse outer hair and soft down hair which is eight times warmer, than sheep hair. Reverse Lesquerella arctica occurs in many places, such as Greenland, Canadian Arctic, Subarctic, Seward Peninsula in Alaska, British Columbia and Taimyr Nature Reserve in Russia. It grows on Alpine rising grounds and on lower heights, rocky barren grounds or in areas such as gravel holes.

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