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{{Short description|Strict nature reserve in the Sakha Republic, Russia}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = Lena Delta Nature Reserve
| alt_name = {{langx|ru|Усть-Ленский (государственный природный) заповедник}}
| iucn_category = Ia
| photo = На Большой Туматской.tif
| photo_caption = [[Reindeer]] herd crossing the Bolshaya Tumatskaya channel within the reserve (2014)
| location = [[Sakha Republic]], [[Russia]]
| nearest_city = [[Tiksi]]
| coordinates = {{coord|73|10|52|N|125|18|57|E|region:RU-SA|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| area_km2 = 14330
| established = 1985
| visitation_num = 
| visitation_year = 
| governing_body = 
}}

'''Lena Delta Nature Reserve''' ({{langx|ru|Усть-Ленский государственный природный заповедник}}) is a ''[[Zapovednik]]'' (“scientific [[nature reserve]]”) located in the [[River delta|delta]] of the [[Lena River]] in [[Sakha Republic]], in the far north of eastern [[Siberia]], [[Russia]]. The reserve is divided into two subareas, and has a total land area of {{convert|14330|km2|sqmi}}, making it one of the largest [[protected areas in Russia]]. The delta itself has a size of about {{convert|30000|km2|sqmi}}, making it one of the largest in the world. It protects large concentrations of birds, including [[swan]]s, [[geese]] and [[duck]]s, [[loon]]s, [[shorebird]]s, raptors and [[gull]]s. It is also an important [[fish]] spawning site.

The Lena's main outlets are the Trofimov (70%), Bykov and Olenek. Nearby is the settlement of [[Tiksi]], the administrative center of [[Bulunsky District]], on the Bykov channel.
[[File:Lena River Delta - Landsat 2000.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Lena Delta false-color composite satellite image]]
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==External links==
{{commons category|Ust-Lena Nature Reserve}}
*{{WDPA|11832}}
*[https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148899/the-arctics-largest-delta/ Lena River Delta 2020-21] Slide show from [[NASA Earth Observatory]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051030003216/http://edcw2ks15.cr.usgs.gov:8090/imagegallery/silverstream/pages/pgImageDetail.html?ImageID=172 USGS Landsat Image]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061012072841/http://www.visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=4778 NASA MODIS Image]
{{Russian Zapovedniks}}

[[Category:Lena River]]
[[Category:Geography of the Sakha Republic]]
[[Category:Protected areas of the Arctic]]
[[Category:Nature reserves in Russia]]
[[Category:1985 establishments in Russia]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1985]]
[[Category:Zapovednik]]


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