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Petkeljarvi National Park

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Petkeljarvi National Park lies in Ilomantsi in the North Karelia region of Finland, established in 1956 and covering a small area of light Scots pine forest and eskers. It retains fortifications from the Continuation War, and together with neighboring Patvinsuo National Park it forms part of the North Karelian Biosphere Reserve recognized by UNESCO. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve 1
Governing Body
Metsähallitus 1
Sources
1. Petkeljarvi National Park (Wikipedia)
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    Petkeljärvi National Park is a national park in Ilomantsi in the North Karelia region of Finland.
  • Introduction
    Petkeljarvi National Park lies in Ilomantsi in the North Karelia region of Finland, established in 1956 and covering a small area of light Scots pine forest and eskers.
  • entity-description, international-designation unesco-biosphere-reserve
    It retains fortifications from the Continuation War, and together with neighboring Patvinsuo National Park it forms part of the North Karelian Biosphere Reserve recognized by UNESCO.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Metsähallitus
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Metsähallitus
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