Põhja-Kõrvemaa Nature Reserve

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Põhja-Kõrvemaa Nature Reserve
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Kõnnu Suursoo bog in winter
Location	Estonia
Nearest city	Tallinn
Coordinates	59°23′N 25°42′ECoordinates: 59°23′N 25°42′E
Area	130.9 km2 (32,346 acres)
Established	1991

Põhja-Kõrvemaa Nature Reserve (Estonian: Põhja-Kõrvemaa looduskaitseala) is a protected area in Harju County, Northern Estonia, some 50 km east of Tallinn. With an area of 130.9 km², it is the third largest nature reserve in Estonia. Dominated by forests and bogs, it aims to protect rare and endangered species, their habitats, and valuable natural landscapes.^[1]
Põhja-Kõrvemaa (meaning North Kõrvemaa) occupies the northern part of Kõrvemaa, which itself forms the northern part of Transitional Estonia, a large forested and sparsely populated area spanning in northeast-southwest direction through Estonia, from Lahemaa through Soomaa to Latvia.^[2]