Tourist with Arctic Poppies, Georgeland/Franz Josef Land, Russian Arctic National Park

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Uploaded 13 Sep 2012 by Peter Prokosch

Year: 2012

From collection: Arctic Biodiversity

Taken by: Peter Prokosch

In the Arctic desert on Franz Josef Land are the few highly specialized plant species, flowering in the very short summer season, a great attraction for tourists interested in nature. The 2009 established Russian Arctic National Park is of high educational value and could become another example of Linking Tourism & Conservation.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russkaya_Arktika_National_Park

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