Viru Bog is a
bog
A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and musk ...
in
Harju County
Harju County ( or ''Harjumaa''), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the southeast, Rapla Count ...
,
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
within
Lahemaa National Park
Lahemaa National Park is a park in northern Estonia, 70 kilometers east from the capital Tallinn. The Gulf of Finland is to the north of the park and the Tallinn-Narva highway (E20) to the south. Its area covers 747 km2 (including 274.9 ...
.
The area of the bog is 235 ha.
Thickness of peat layer is about 6 m.
Gallery
File:Viru Raba Aerofoto.jpg, Viru bog, aerial photo
File:Viru Raba Laukad.jpg, Viru bog, aerial photo
File:Viru Bog, Parque Nacional Lahemaa, Estonia, 2012-08-12, DD 12.JPG, Viru Bog
File:Sunrise at viru bog.jpg, Viru Bog
References
Harju County
Bogs of Estonia
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