Vishera – is a nature reserve in Perm Krai

Perm Krai

Perm Krai is a federal subject of Russia that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. The city of Perm became the administrative center of the new federal subject...

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Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

. Area is 2,412 sq. km, more than 75% of which covered by forest. Main river is Vishera

Vishera River

Vishera is the name of several rivers in Russia:*Vishera River *Vishera River *Vishera River **Bolshaya Vishera River, its tributary**Malaya Vishera River, its tributary...

, that flow through nature reserve about 130 km.

Geography

Nature reserve’s area can be comparable with such country as Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

. It occupies 1,5% of Krai's area. Located in the extreme north-east of Perm Krai, in Krasnovishersky District

Krasnovishersky District

Krasnovishersky District is an administrative district of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai. Municipally, it is incorporated as Krasnovishersky Municipal District...

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Main peak of Vishera is mountain Tulymsky Kamen

Tulymsky Kamen

Tulymsky Kamen is a mountain range in North Ural. Located in northeastern portion of Krasnovishersky District, Perm Krai, Russia. Stretches from north to south and reaches in length about 24 km, in width 7 km . Highest point is 1,496 m, that also highest point of Perm Krai.Slopes are...

 (1,469 m), that also the highest point of Perm Krai. The lowest point is 231 m above sea level.

Extreme north point of nature reserve (that also the most north in Perm Krai) is divided basins of Kama River

Kama River

Kama is a major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge; in fact, it is larger than the Volga before junction....

, Pechora River

Pechora River

The Pechora River is a river in northwest Russia which flows north into the Arctic Ocean on the west side of the Ural Mountains. It lies mostly in the Komi Republic but the northernmost part crosses the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. It is 1,809 km long and its basin is 322,000 square kilometers...

 and Ob River

Ob River

The Ob River , also Obi, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world's seventh longest river. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean .The Gulf of Ob is the world's longest estuary.-Names:The Ob is known to the Khanty people as the...

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Small population of this place are Mansi people, that makes it interesting ethnographic region.

Biota

Large area of fir and spruce virgin forest. Also you can find here Siberian Pine

Siberian Pine

The Siberian Pine, Pinus sibirica, in the family Pinaceae is a species of pine tree that occurs in Siberia from 58°E in the Ural Mountains east to 126°E in the Stanovoy Range in southern Sakha Republic, and from Igarka at 68°N in the lower Yenisei valley, south to 45°N in central...

, mountain ash and birch.
There are 36 species of mammals, 155 – birds, 6 – fishes and 2 amphibians. Among mammals there are Brown Bear, Gray wolf, Reindeer, Sable and others.