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Kolkheti National Park, Colchic ecosystems

Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands2021

UNESCO World Heritage

UNESCO World Heritage

A treasure of the world - the relict live sphagnum peat of Imnati, fed only by atmospheric precipitation. It has survived from the glacial period to the Colchic and there are only two such peatlands in the world. Sphagnum, or so-called "white moss", absorbs water like a cloud. It can absorb 25 times more atmospheric precipitation than its mass, and also has the ability to filter the absorbed water.

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  • Title: Kolkheti National Park, Colchic ecosystems
  • Creator: Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands
  • Date Created: 2021
  • Location Created: Georgia
  • Rights: Lasha Gigauri / Agency of Protected Areas of Georgia
  • Location: Georgia
  • Inscription Criteria: Criteria: (ix)(x)
  • Date of Inscription: 2021
  • Category of Site: Natural site
UNESCO World Heritage

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