Puhatu Wetland Complex () is a bog in

Ida-Viru County Ida-Viru County ( or ; ) is one of the 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most northeastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of oil shale the main mineral mined in Estonia. Oil shale is used in the production of shale oil ...

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.Mall Orru. Eesti turbasood. Eesti Geoloogiakeskus, Tallinn. Page 240 The bog extends from northern bank of

Lake Peipus Lake Peipus is the largest trans-boundary lake in Europe, lying on the international border between Estonia and Russia. The lake is the fifth-largest in Europe after Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega (in Russia), Lake Vänern (in Sweden), and Lake ...

to Auvere-Narva line. It is part of Estonia's largest

mire A peatland is a type of wetland whose soils consist of Soil organic matter, organic matter from decaying plants, forming layers of peat. Peatlands arise because of incomplete decomposition of organic matter, usually litter from vegetation, du ...

system Agusalu-Puhatu. The complex is protected ( Puhatu Nature Reserve,

Agusalu Nature Reserve Agusalu Nature Reserve is a nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance f ...

). The area of the bog is 57,079 ha.

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Ida-Viru County Bogs of Estonia {{Estonia-geo-stub

See also

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