The judis is a country of marshes in the east of Africa, where unusually fresh air. Instead of paths, narrow boats make themselves small passages, divergent water strips in Tine. But the most amazing thing is that in this gloomy molds live people who even have enough tiny sites of sushi in the midst of the impassable swamps.
Nileskaya Cupped
For a long time, the judis is one of the largest swamp in the world, was the main obstacle to researchers to the origins of the Nile.
The judis - endless swamps in South Sudan - stretched along the bed of the White Nile, on the site, called Bar El Jabal. In fact, the valley of the river in this place is designated very conditionally, since the shores as such here simply do not have. Instead of them - an extensive sterry under the green bedspread of swamp vegetation. If you leave the open water of the river and delve into the labyrinth of the swamps for hundreds of kilometers, it is easy to get lost among the same landscape, focusing only on the water strip for the feed, which is quickly dragged into the rod.
The judis is among the largest marshes of the world, he is the greatest freshwater swamp in the Nile pool, where and without it, there are a lot of firing places.
The dimensions of this giant swamp change depending on the season: when they pour rains, the area of \u200b\u200bthe judis may increase to 130 thousand km2, and the water level in the swamp can rise by one and a half meters.
In Egypt and Sudan, the fame of the "Eater Water" was entrenched behind the swamp. Since the bias of the White Nile in this place is completely imperceptible, the flow of very slow. Water freely spreads along the labyrinth of the channels, the lagoon, on the reed boards and the papyrus fields, and during this time half the volume of the entire water mass evaporates with smooth surface under the scorching sun.
Under water is a semi-meter layer of dense clay soil, holding back seepage. The aquifer was discovered at a depth of 30 m, which proved: the sobrals of the judis in no way depend on the mass underground water, It is filled exclusively by the waters of the White Nile.
The territory of the judis is the most fertile area of \u200b\u200bSouth Sudan, unless not East Africa: Marsh contain a large number of rich organic substances El.
The fauna in these parts to the rarity is rich, one of the birds are more than 400 species here, and among them Kitlahogy, or the royal heron, pink Pelican and a vengeous crane. There is also more hundreds of species large mammals, mainly antelope, which saves on the swamp from the sugar bake and feed on wild rice. Asylum here finds such vulnerable species like a Sudanese goat, or Nile Lico, Tiading, Redunuka, Belouhiy Kob. Crocodiles and hippos are in small waters in small waters, and on land plots - a rarely encountered hyenan dog and an African elephant.
Self typical species Vegetation for fertile swamp exposures - Papyrus, Cane ordinary, Hyacinth, Hummer Pyramidal, Wild Rice, Hippiems Grass and Rogoz.
During flooding, many plants are torn and form floating islands, whose length sometimes reaches 30 km. True, these islands are quite quickly scattered.
From ancient times, the inhabitants of the Nile coast tried to achieve his origins, hoping to get to the habitat of the gods that manage this mass of water. In those days it was vital, because the crop depended from Nile, and therefore the fate of people. But, having risen to the swamps, the travelers retired, unable to break through the swamp vegetation.
European travelers took into account the experience of the ancient Egyptians and were looking for the origins of the Nile not from the north, but by the coast of Equatorial Africa.
The future of the marsh bog
If the jungali canal is completed, designed to reduce the evaporation of water, the swamps will disappear, and this is most afraid local residents - Large patriots are homemade homeland.
The Ramsar Convention is the first global international treaty, entirely dedicated to swamps as a special type of ecosystem, has made a judis in a list of wetlands of international importance.
Nilot peoples live on the swamps, there are no cities here, but there are separate villages of the genus or tribe, as a rule, from two or three dozen houses.
The dwelling of Nilotov is called "Tukul": it is a round hut with a tapered roof and walls made of branches, covered with a mixture of clay, manure and straw. Due to the damp, these houses have to rebuild anew on average every 5-6 years.
Almost all the inhabitants of the swamps retain the ancient traditional beliefs, support the cult of the ancestors and forces of nature, keep in houses of wooden idols.
Idolas personify the most important gods, the main of which is degaded, or the God of the Great Rain, which is considered the creator of the swamps and people living on them. The custom of bringing sacrifices to the gods of pets, which is scored by the best harpiner in the district (the residents of Sudzians still get fish with this ancient tool).
Despite the fertility of the area of \u200b\u200bjudis and inexhaustible reserves, it is impossible to engage in agriculture in a wide scale: the swamps sucking any agricultural machinery. In some dry plots, millet, maize and beans are grown. But mostly crop production is presented here by tiny vegetables on the islands of bumps, the animal husbandry is reduced to the content of a couple of goats on the family (cattle is fed by a daily, which is collected from the boat right in the swamp), and the main source of food becomes white Nile, where "Swamp people" are fishing .
Large damage caused the nature of the swamps incessant civil War in Sudan, where with the help of modern automatic weapons Rare animals are exterminated, especially elephants. For the protection of the fauna of the swamps, the judis is created by three reserves: Zeraph Island, Shamba and Montgal.
Where to great danger For the swamps, the court is quite a peaceful project of the construction of the jungali canal with common effort Egypt and Sudan. Based on the fact that half of the water from the south-western tributaries of the Nile does not reach the low-level river because of the Swamps of the judis, where it evaporates, the authorities of the two countries decided to provide the population of the low-voltage Nile by water by building the Zungal's Owner Channel to the south of Sudz. The first project of the channel appeared in 1907, in the 1950s. The channel was decided to build, and the construction itself began in 1978. By 1984, when Sudanese rebels forced the authorities to stop working, 240 of 360 km was passed. By 2008, when the relative world was established here, Sudan and Egypt decided to complete the work within 24 years. The channel will give Egypt another 5-7% of the water from the consumed now, but the shuddy's swamps is completely destroyed, which will dry and turn into the scorched desert.
Curious facts
■ The Arab word "judis" literally means "barrier", "obstacle". With regard to the White Nile region, the meaning of the word narrowed, and now it is so referred to as any floating cluster of vegetation that prevents the movement of the boat along the water.
■ Walking on the swamps wovers, or the royal heron, is a very high and large bird: its growth reaches 1.2 m, and the wingspan - 2.3 m. Its nest, the retirement of the cane is also affecting the size: the base reaches diameter 2, 5 m. The German name of the bird - "Shukhshnabel" - translates as "bootincloup", which very accurately transmits the shape of a heavy bird beak.
■ Savid swamps - a papyrus growing place, which requires special care and is unable to carry the increase in water level above one and a half meters. On the swamps there are periods when the papius is torn as a result of the catastrophic flooding, and everywhere scores all the ducts, clogging the swamps from the white Nile.
■ Many wild rice are growing on the wins of the judis. Here for him perfect conditionssince this plant prefers to grow
In deep water, on a periodically flooded territory, in clay soil. Wild Rice of the District District is a distant ancestor of widely cultivated African bare rice.
■ On the swamps lives the world's largest population of Belochi Kob Antelope, reaching a number of 1.2 million individuals, which is more than in Tanzanian national Park Serengeti.
■ Contrary to popular view, the hyenan-shaped dog is not powered by Padal.
And unlike his domesticated fellow, production finds with vision, and not a south.
Average height above sea level: 380-450 m.
CLIMATE
Tropical.
Rainy season: April-September.
average temperature January: + 25 ° C.
The average temperature of July: + 37 ° C.
Middle annual number precipitation: 700 mm in the north, 1000 mm in the south. Relative humidity Air: 80%.
Swamps, these amazing landscape ecosystems, at all times they attracted a man with their secrets and frightened both fetched and quite real hazards. It is terribly to get into the power of the swamp, which, with one approximation, it is felt so clearly, which is attributed to the special spirit-keeper of the fop, its owner "Bolotnik". Often, it is enough just to take a look at the photo or a picture of the swamps in order to lightly breathe, feeling under the feet of solid soil.
Meanwhile, they play one of of most important roles In the overall ecosystem of the planet, and if you look into the soul, you can see a strong, very harmonious and completely self-sufficient combination of two basic elements of the elements of our existence - earth and water in all their gloomy, but surprisingly diverse life beauty.
What are they needed for?
First of all, it is a colossal natural repository with the necessary all-living moisture. In their depths held 5 times more fresh waterThan in all the rivers of our planet and a little less than half of the largest fresh reservoir in the world - Lake Baikal. Marsh rivers and some full-flow rivers begin. And the state of these initial winds largely regulates the flow of these rivers, and sometimes their existence itself.
In addition, they play the role of a powerful vacuum cleaner and converter chemical composition air. One hectare of "liquid land" is able to absorb so much carbon dioxide and develop so much oxygen as 7-15 hectares or meadows. And since the temperature of the air above the furnace surface of the Earth is always lower than in the vicinity, it is here that moved here aerial massescarrying tons of dust. Military plants are powered by mineral elements in the furnace water. And, of course, these territories are a natural obstacle to the spread of forest rigging fires.
Stagnation?
The biggest misconception about the swamp water is that it is invariably "worth" on the spot, as if in the photo, because it becomes like it is - viscous, firebox and "with Tukhlettsy". Whether the clearer lakes! It turns out that in fact, to update water in the lakes, it takes an average of 17 years, and in the swamps - only five! And this water is the most pure on the planet.
How is it arranged?
Peat swamp is formed by two layers. The top is called "CHAIR" and usually does not exceed a depth of 30 cm. It consists of sphagnum - peat moha, which preserved the feature and terrestrial, and aqueous plant crops. Through this layer easily passes water. Under the hardship lies all the rest of the mass, the actual peat, which is compressed over the centuries, the residues of sphagnum and other marsh plants.
The degree of peat decomposition determines its color - from almost beige to almost black. He misses water very badly through this layer rainwater Can penetrate B. underground lakes Weeks and even months. For this reason, the cluster of water can almost always be observed on the surface of the swamps. The accumulation of peat layer occurs even slower, not more than 1 mm annually, on the basis of which it can be concluded about the age of swamps and obtain data on plants growing on this landscape of the century and the Millennium. External environment Very little affects the condition of the peat, it is protected from it almost like ocean bottom.
Drain the peatman until the bottom, the so-called mineral bed, is almost impossible. When we talk about the drainage of the swamp, we are talking Only about its upper part, while the bottom always haspiced moisture.
The classification of "Lodine Earth" is produced by various signs, among which the inhabitant is the most interesting division by how they look outwardly, i.e. Three main types.
Lowlands
As it is clear from the name, they are located in lowlands, places of lowering the relief, as well as in the floodplains and on the banks of the rivers and lakes. Wetly wetched and rich in minerals. They are distinguished from the vegetation, they are distinguished by the SC, Rogoz, rare olhovy and birch trees.
Verkhovye
Most often are formed in the upper watersheds and do not have an underground power, filling out due to natural precipitation. Because of this, their subsoil is weakly mineralized, but the berries of cranberries and blueberries grow perfectly on them. Of herbatous plants Moss and a richness prevail. In turn, divided into forest and garden-mortar, on which trees do not grow.
Transitional
A variety that combines signs of rigging and lowland swamps and is quite rich in the mineral composition of their subsoil.
The biggest swamps of Russia with a photo
If you look at the map of the world where the wetlands are marked, then in Russia they will be grouped mainly in the North and Eastern Territory in areas with low-lying terrain. This is Karelia, Kola Pn, as well as Western Siberia and on Far East, including o-in Sakhalin And Kamchatka. The total area of \u200b\u200bthese territories occupies about the tenth of the area of \u200b\u200bour country. The largest and most famous of them are as follows.
Location - Tomsk, Novosibirsk and Omsk Oblastwhere it occupies an area over the fifth thousand square meters. km. These are the colossal deposits of the peat and the most important source of fresh water for of this region. The depth of the peat is about 2.5 m. In addition, biologists dismiss this largest swamp in the world a large role in counteracting the greenhouse effect on a global scale. The feather's age is estimated at 10 thousand years.
Once the Vasyugan was represented by 19 independent marshes, but over time they merged into one. Rare red-born representatives of the feathers live here, moose, deer, bears and smaller animals - foxes and wolverines. In the region, oil-producing enterprises are developing and the natural reserve is functioning.
Usinskoe
It has republican status natural Reserve, occupies a territory of almost 14 thousand square meters. km on the border of the Komi River Usa and Big Vyatka. This one of the largest European peatlands and warehouses of fresh water in the whole chain of the lakes of this natural reserve. By species composition Herbs and shrubs large diversity No, but Ornithofauna is actively developing here. The appropriate climate and inaccessibility for a person makes these places perfect for the nesting birds, among which there are endangered species - swan-clikun and magnificent Orlan-Belochvost.
Territorial location - pool of the Siberian River Yenisei, total wetland 904 square meters. km. Interesting vegetation of this place. The trees are represented mainly by a dwarf birch, a lot of sources, but here you can see and completely unique a natural phenomenon - Wetlands pine forest. it favorite place For the settlements of the Old Believers, here there are many of their beds and monasteries among the marshes, as well as the unnecessary river there is a strangement Old Believer Capital - the settlement of Sandakches.
This one of the most amazing and biggest swamps in the world is in Botswana. Its total area comes to 15 thousand. sq.km. Unusual is the fact that the river is lost in it, which does not fall into the same sea. It is sometimes called it - "Delta Ocanago". These places attract tourists from lovers of extreme African safari, because with the onset of the rainy season there is a huge number of animals and birds.
Of the 11 trillins liters of the water arriving annually, more than half is spent on the nutrition of plants and animals, about 35% evaporates and only a little more than 2% enters the lake NGAM.
On the territory of the United States, the largest Mary is located in the state of Louisiana, where the hot and raw climate dominates. Here, as well as in Dubchas, you can see gorgeous pictures of swamps in the forest, which are fantastic landscapes. On the territory of this pool (more precisely, this swamp is the movie of horrors called "Bolotnaya Shark", which, of course, is nothing more than fiction, for sharks in the swamps are definitely not found. But this does not mean that Atchafalaya does not pose a danger to people, especially during the period of spring flood and often occurring summer hurricanes due to significant temperature differences.
- Not all places with excess moisture are swamps. Border indicator - a peat layer at least 30 cm. If it is thinner, it's just a wetland.
- The quaggers can appear both on dry areas with excessive moisture and on the place of water bodies during their overgrowth.
- The most wetland is South America, where this indicator comes to 70% of its area. In second place is Eurasia. In the scale of the planet, peatlands occupy 2% sushi.
- Russia accounts for 37% of all the winds of the planet. The record holder for this indicator is Western Siberia.
- Swamp water is the most pure due to natural natural filters. The absence of malicious bacteria in it allows you to preserve organic bodies in the depths with almost no decomposition. This is an excellent preservative.
- The absence of decomposition leads to the fact that the cycle of substances in nature remains unfinished, which saves the planet from the greenhouse effect.
- The unpleasant smell makes no water, but the gas exitting from the depths is mainly methane. It is its bubbles that can often be observed on the surface.
- Many rivers (Volga, Dnipro and others) take their origin in the swamps. But there are earns, as with the African River Okavango, when they end in them.
- The greatest swamp in the world occupies a record square in 230 thousand square meters. It is located in South America and called Pantanal. And the deepest is in the tectonic depression in Greece, called Philippi. According to different sources, its depth reaches from 190 to 250 m, and the peat layer exceeds 70 m.
- To dry out wetlands is fraught with serious disorders of the Earth's ecosystem. In addition, after that, some rivers may simply disappear.
- Drained molds are absolutely unsuitable for agriculture, and the opinion of their fertility is nothing more than a myth.
- In February 2, World Wetlands Day is celebrated.
- Despite the fact that the swamps "wet", they can burn due to the high flammability of the deep peat.
- Neither a frog nor toad in real swamps live.
In the heart of the South American continent, south of the Amazon pool and east of the Andes, there is a huge, having access to the sea river Delta called Pantanal. It is located mainly within Western Brazil, but also takes part of Bolivia and Paraguay, covering the area of \u200b\u200bapproximately 140,000 - 195,000 square kilometers. In the period from November to March, annual floods are fed by tropical rains. Floods turn this area into the largest freshwater marshy ecosystem in the world, half of France. With many environmental zones, thousands of species of water life, birds and other animals, Pantanal is one of the main natural attractions of Brazil.
Pantanal is B. huge poollimited from all sides more high lands: Mountains Serra de Maraca in the East, Serra, yes Bodocouuen in the south, Paraguayan and Bolivian Chaco in the West and Serru's Souls of the Peresis in the north. During the rainy season, rainwater rushes from mountain terrain in Pantanal, putting most Lowlined areas and creating small islands of vegetation called Cordyleras, where animals live. 
Water level reaches itself high rating 2 - 5 meters in January, or February, then begins to gradually retreat in March. This seasonal flood feeds a pantanal, an amazing supply of nutrients in the soil and providing an extremely rich pasture for the animal world. When swamps begin to dry, hundreds of fish species are trapped with small reservoirs, lakes and canals. It attracts birds, massively arriving here on the feeder. From July to December, animals are massively going around drying the mass of water to drink and eat huge number caught in a fish trap. Such a concentration of fauna rarely can be found in other parts of the world. Later, in the dry season, when the lagoons and swamps are dried, fresh herbs cover the entire territory formed savanna. 
Pantanal suffers significantly from human activity, including commercial fishing, agriculture, Livestock and Pollution toxic waste, not to mention the hunting and other types of intervention. A promotional risk factor is the fact that the pantanal is not formally protected area. There is only one small National Park Pantanal Matogrosssen area of \u200b\u200b1,350 square kilometers, which is less than two percent common Square. There are also small reserve National Heritage An area of \u200b\u200b878 square kilometers, founded in 1998.
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Pantanal is a kind of "reservoir" of the animal of Brazil. This area located in the southwest of the country is one of the largest wetlands on Earth. Its area is about 195 thousand km². 670 species of birds, 242 species of fish, 110 species of mammals are inhabited in Pantanal, among which jaguars and marsh deer, as well as about 50 species of reptiles. Since 2000, the protected area of \u200b\u200bPantanal is protected by UNESCO as an object of the World Heritage.
The Pantanal himself is a tectonic depression that combines a paraguay and kuyaba delta. Main landmark - a reigning wildlife here.
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The main city of Pantanal - Corumba, it is from here that a significant part of the trips are organized on the territory of the Pantanal.
Pantanal is divided into two parts: Northern (Tourist infrastructure developed stronger) and South (Infrastructure developed less, but nature is much more interesting and more diverse).
The most visited is the Northern Pantanal, since here the rainy season is shorter.
Placing tourists in Pantanale is carried out in the lodges (hotels equipped with wildlife), which allows you to get acquainted as close as possible with the nature of the region.
Programs for tourists are designed for the period from two days before the week. The ideal duration of stay in Pantanal is 4-5 days. The programs usually already include nutrition, accommodation and various excursions.
Rainy season from November to early April. At this time, many areas flooded, including roads for which you can get here during the dry season. The main transport at this time is boats.
From May to October, the water level gradually decreases, and by October, many lakes become like puddles. Exactly this better time For those who arrived specifically to observe the birds, as the fish is caught in a trap in these little reservoirs, which attracts many feathels here. The main transport at this time is jeeps and horses.
Pantanal is the largest wetland in the world. Is the primary nature reserve South America, with an area of \u200b\u200bapproximately 230 thousand square meters. km untouched wild and natural Life. Prevailing heights of 50-70 m above sea level. From the north, the East and Southeast, the territory of Pantanal is sharply limited by cliffs Brazilian Plateau.. Natural conditions This area is very contrasting. Flooding in wet summer season (When the pantanal turns into a huge lake-swamp) alternate with winter droughts. Pantanal biogeography contains elements of the Amazon Forest, Brazilian Savannah and Atlantic Tropical Forest.
Pantanal - ecological paradise. This is one of the most beautiful places On the ground with rainbow flowers, the singing of birds and the roar of the jaguar. Animals are easier to see here than in Amazonia - they are in sight. During the flood period, water rises here more than three meters. From April to November, Pantanal becomes a house for many animals and birds. They feed the fish, which will fall on the surface of numerous robes and reservoirs after the level of the river has decreased.
The landscape is the largest concentration of the fauna of the neopic climate, including several disappearing types of mammals, reptiles and fish, and is also a habitat for a wide variety of birds.
The vegetation of the park is very diverse, the territory is covered with cereals, other perennial herbs, semi-stabiliques, shrubs and trees. The main characteristic of the vegetation of the pantanal is a clash of such phytoecological regions as savanna and seasonal forests. Brazilian Savani ("Campos Cerrados") are bright, rare forestswhere you can freely walk and ride in any direction; The soil in such forests is covered with vegetable herbaceous (and semi-stammer) cover of 0.5 and even 1 meter high. During the wet period, the territory of the park is green and yellowing during dry. In the least flooded areas you can meet large groups Buritis, in addition to typical Cambo, Paus-d'alho, Aroeirinhas and Louros.
All variety of vegetation, soil and relief, alternating cycles water resources, climate I. sunlight Provide favorable conditions To create a variety food chains From microorganisms to predators.
The Pantanal presents a huge variety of species, there are 230 species of fish, 80 mammals and 50 species of reptiles in its extensive territory.
A variety of water birds is considered one of the most amazing in the world for beauty and diversification of species: more than 650 of them are already cataloged, but not all. On the highest branches of trees, Jaburus, Cabecas-Secas and Maguari live, while lowlands are usually populated with such views as Garsa (Heron) e colhenoiro (duck-wide-duct). Among large birds, there are blue arara and a number of predators.
Among the reptiles are allocated by Jacare-Do-Pantanal, which helps to preserve the balance, controlling the piranity. In the most flooded places you can find Cervos-Do-Pantanal (swamp deer), Capivara, Lontra (type of water rat) and ARIRANHA. In the waters of rivers are hidden, fish such as Pintado, Dourado and Pacu. On land, you can see Tamandua-Bandeira (Ants), Lobo-Guara (Local Wolf View) and Onca-Pintada (Jaguar). Neyovy look anaconda is the largest representative snake.
Illegal Jacare hunt (local crocodile species), Capivara and Oncas-Pintadas (Jaguar) is one of the main factors that threaten wildlife in the region. The fire is also a serious problem of terrain, since it is used to cultivate land and exploitation of pastures, and can cause imbalance and disrupt the integrity of the ecosystem.
The park is not open to public visits, due to the lack of infrastructure (from a Brazilian point of view, this does not mean that it is impossible to go there - just if something happens to you, then the administration of the park is not responsible for this).
One of the main attractions of this area is the abundance of wild animals, such as Araras, Jacare, Garca, Capivara, Tuiuiu and Piranha. Perfect time To visit is a period of drought, during which it is easier to see wild animals.
Photographic safaris and bird watching - ecotourism - are very developed in the region, which is a strong incentive for sustainable development by creating jobs and improve the local economy.
The climate is tropical, with a pronounced dry season, from May to September, and the rainy season from October to April. The average temperature ranges from 23 ° to 25 ° C. The average annual precipitation is 1000 mm.
Most of the pantanal is covered with water, but within extensive green areas you will find several "islands" on which there are isolated farms where people are diluted cattleSome of these farms are Pousadas (small hotels).
Pantanal - one of best places In Brazil to observe flora and fauna and in order to fish - allowed only from March to October because of her abundance. Each Pantanal - North and South - have its own natural features, actions and the perfect period for visiting.
Pantanal was declared UNESCO " biosphere Reserve"And" Natural Heritage of Mankind. " In this region, the National Park of Pantanal State Mata Grosu, created on September 24, 1981, but only in 1993 he became a reserve. Pantanal is located in the municipality of Pocone, in the state of Matu Grosu, the merge of the Paraguay and Kuab rivers.
You can get to Pantanal on the MATU GROSU MAT-060 highway, to Pocone Cuiaba. It is 100 km of asphalt road, after another 147 kilometers of the TRANSPANTANEIRA motorway (not asphalted) to the Jofre port on the bank of the Kuyaba River. From the port of Jofre to the park you can only get along the river, swimming takes about 4 hours.
This name is not accidental: it is the most big swamp on the globe. Its area is 53 thousand km², which is 21% more square Switzerland (41 thousand km²), and the length from west to the east - 573 kilometers, from north to south - 320 kilometers. Vasyugan swamp is located in Tomsk, Omsk and Novosibirsk regions, Between large Siberian rivers Ory and Irtysh.
He inspires the respect and age of Vasyugan swamps, according to the calculations of scientists, it arose another 10,000 years ago, and since then it constantly increases its area, selecting more and more surrounding lands reminding the desert movement.
Initially on its territory is located 19 separate swampwhich have now been merged into a solid water mass. The influence of Vasyugan swamps on natural situation The region is huge and varied. This is the main source of fresh water in the region, and the repository of minerals, and the island of untouched wildlife. There are more than 800 lakes on the territory of the swamp, many rivers and streams are taken from here, and the evaporated moisture supports the climatic balance and is even taken out of the territory Eastern Siberia and Kazakhstan.
It is also worth noting the most important function of the swamps - cleansing the atmosphere, for which it is called a giant natural filter. Swamp peat absorbs toxic substances, binds carbon and thus prevents greenhouse effect, satures air oxygen.
These are completely deserted spaces with the preserved unique Florato and fauna. Colly bumps are covered with cranberries, cloudberry, blueberry, valuable medicinal plants. Here you can find rare and disappearing plants, animals and birds, for example: reindeer, White partridge, Berkut, as well as mink, otter, wolverine and many others. Big Vasyugan swamp is natural phenomenonwithout analogues in the world.
Vasyugansky swamp represents economic interest. The proven peat reserves are simply colossal and make up more than 1 billion tons (2% of all world stocks), the development of oil and gas fields began. True, the development of the extractive industry has negative effects: the threat was floating and animal world swamp. Environmental danger also represents the falling second steps of launch vehicles starting from the Baikonur cosmodrome, which pollute the territory of the residues heptila.
In this regard, the administration of the Tomsk Region created a comprehensive Reserve "Vasyugansky". Currently, it is planned to give him the status of the UNESCO World Natural Heritage Object.
The road to the oil towers through the Vasyugan swamps.
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