Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve
Kazakhstan · Asia
About Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve
Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve is in the Kazakhstani North. Together with the Naurzum State Nature Reserve it forms a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve travel guide
Understand
History
Landscape The landscape consists of steppes and wetlands.
Flora and fauna Koralzhyn is known for its bird fauna and is the northernmost place in the world where you can see pink flamingos living in the wild. Other animals include pelicans, cranes, antelopes, marmots and wolves.
Climate
Getting there
The nature reserve is a little less than 200 km southwest of Astana, next to Lake Tengiz.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.