Valdaisky Biosphere Reserve

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, inscribed 2004, in Russian Federation. Valdaiskiy Biosphere Reserve is located in the Valdai Highlands, the main watershed of the Russian plain, including the source of the River Volga, in the north-west of the country. The core area and buffer zones are made up of Valdaiskiy National Park. The relief is hilly and includes hill-moraine glacial relief with different forms of glacial morphology such as moraine banks and ridges, and lifting cones.