Russia 2012 S/S, Nature, Wrangel Island, Scott # 7334, XF MNH**

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Russia

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7334

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Mint (NH)

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XF

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Souvenir Sheet

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Condition: XF MNH** ,Read Description Below !! Offset + partial varnishing with screen varnish.

RUSSIA 2012 Souvenir Sheet,Nature,Wrangel Island,Scott # 7334, XF MNH** (ORL)World Natural Heritage of Russia. The natural system of «Wrangel Island» Reserve.Offset + partial varnishing with screen varnish,Wrangel Island (Russian: о́стров Вра́нгеля, tr. ostrov Vrangelya, IPA: [ˈostrəf ˈvrangʲɪlʲə]) is an island in the Arctic Ocean, between the Chukchi Sea and East Siberian Sea. Wrangel Island lies astride the 180° meridian. The International Date Line is displaced eastwards at this latitude to avoid the island as well as the Chukchi Peninsula on the Russian mainland. The closest land to Wrangel Island is the tiny and rocky Herald Island located 60 km (37 mi) to the east.The distance to the closest point on the mainland is 140 km (87 mi). Wrangel Island may have been the last place on earth where mammoths survived.Most of Wrangel Island, and Herald Island, is a federally protected nature sanctuary administered by Russia's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. The island, and its surrounding waters, were classified as a "Zapovednik" (a "strict nature reserve") in 1976 and, as such, receive the highest level of protection and exclude practically all human activity other than for scientific purposes. The Chukotka Regional government extended the marine protected area out to 24 nautical miles in 1999. As of 2003, there were four rangers who reside on the island year-round. In addition a core group of about 12 scientists conduct research during the summer months.Wrangel Island is about 125 km (78 mi) wide and 7,600 km2 (2,900 sq mi) in area. It consists of a southern coastal plain that is as wide as 15 km (9.3 mi); a central belt of low-relief mountains; and a northern coastal plain that is as wide as 25 km (16 mi). The east-west trending central mountain belt, the Tsentral'nye Mountain Range, is as much as 40 km (25 mi) wide and 145 km (90 mi) long from coast to coast. Typically, the mountains are a little over 500 m (1,600 ft) above mean sea level. The highest mountain on this island is Sovetskaya Mountain with an elevation of 1,096 m (3,596 ft) above mean sea level. The east-west trending mountain range terminates at sea cliffs at either end of the island.Wrangel Island belongs administratively to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of the Russian Federation. This rocky island has a weather station and, formerly, two Chukchi fishing settlements on the southern side of the island (Ushakovskoye and Zvyozdny on the shore of Somnitelnaya Bay).Flora and FaunaWrangel Island is a breeding ground for polar bears (having the highest density of dens in the world), seals, walrus, and lemmings. During the summer it is visited by many types of birds. Arctic foxes also make their home on the island. Cetaceans such as bowhead whales, gray whales, and belugas can be seen close to shore.Woolly mammoths survived there until 2500–2000 BC, the most recent survival of all known mammoth populations. Isolated from the mainland for 6000 years, about 500 to 1000 mammoths lived on the island at a time.Domestic reindeer were introduced in the 1950s and their numbers are managed at around 1,000 in order to reduce their impact on nesting bird grounds. In 1975, the musk ox was also introduced. The population has grown from 20 to about 200 animals. In 2002, wolves were spotted on the island; wolves lived on the island in historical times.The flora includes 417 species of plants, double that of any other Arctic tundra territory of comparable size and more than any other Arctic island. Forest occupies about 15% of the island's area. For these reasons, the island was proclaimed the northernmost World Heritage Site in 2004.--------------------------------------------------------------Payment Details:Method of payment Pay Pal.Item/s will be send within 24 hours after cleared Payment.shipping information:Shipping in US $ 2.59 Standard,(more options available).International Shipping $3.95 First Class Intl.(More options available)Attention International Buyer form Ukraine, Russia, Italy, Greece ,China, India, due to many cases of lost or stolen mail The shipping price is $19.89-register mail OnlyEach Additional Item $0.50 (For Stamps) & $ 1.00 (For Coins & P.M )If you have any questions Please don’t hesitate to contact me before buying !!I ‘LL be happy to answer them.Thank you for Visiting and Good luckPlease,if you purchasing multiple items do not pay first invoice that you receive,because it generates by Hip Automatically.Please,wait for my invoice for it could be reduced (combine) or in some cases increased (Purchase over $50).So Please, do not make payment until you receive my invoice.Thank you !

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