Kiritappu Wetland
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Designations | |
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Official name | Kiritappu-shitsugen |
Designated | 10 June 1993 |
Reference no. | 613[1] |
Kiritappu Wetland (
Kiritappu wetland is the third largest wetland in Japan, following the Kushiro Shitsugen National Park and Sarobetsu field.
The peatland in the center of Kiritappu wetland (803ha) was nominated as a natural treasure of Japan in 1922. In 1993, it was registered as one of the Ramsar sites.[3]
The local people founded a national trust in 2000, Kiritappu Shitsugen Trust N.P.O., and are making efforts to protect and preserve the wetland.[4]
Location[edit]
Kiritappu Wetland is on the northeast side of Japan, on the east side of Hokkaidō, facing the Pacific Ocean between Kushiro and Nemuro. It is 9 km long and 3 km wide.[2] On the north hill lies Kiritappu Wetland Center (
Flora[edit]
It is called "Wetland of flowers" because there are relatively more flowers compared to other wetlands. These flowers include:
- Lysichiton camtschatcense ミズバショウ、white (June)
- Fritillaria camschatcensis クロユリ、deep purple(June)
- Eriophorum vaginatum ワタスゲ、white cotton (June, July)
- Iris setosa ヒメオウギアヤメ、blue-purple (July)
- Hemerocallis middendorffii エゾカンゾウ、yellow(July)
- Iris ensata var. spontanea ノハナショウブ、red-purple (July)
- Gentiana triflora var. japonica エゾリンドウ blue (September)
References[edit]
- ^ "Kiritappu-shitsugen". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Our Wetlands: Ramsar Sites in Kushiro Area | Kushiro International Wetland Centre". www.kiwc.net. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
- ^ "Akkeshi and Kiritappu / Hokkaido / Japan travel guide". www.travel-around-japan.com. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
- ^ "RamarSites (en)" (PDF). Env.go.jp.
External links[edit]
- Kiritappu Shitsugen Trust N.P.O.
- Kiritappu Wetland Center a visitors' center run by Kiritappu Shitsugen Trust N.P.O.