Kiritappu Marshland

Japanese: 霧多布湿原 - きりたっぷしつげん

A vast marshland facing Hama-naka Bay and Biwase Bay in Hama-naka Town, Hokkaido. It was said to have been sea until the Alluvial Epoch, but later it was turned into land by the deposition of sediment from ocean currents and rivers, and peatland developed. Many rivers, including the Biwase River, meander through the area, and oxbow lakes are scattered along the riverbeds. The climate is cool even in summer, and sea fog is common. In addition to wetland plants, the area is home to salt-loving plants such as Salicornia japonica, and animals such as red-crowned cranes and Yezo deer, as it is close to the sea. In June 1993, it was registered as a Ramsar Convention wetland. The central part is also designated as a natural monument as a peat-forming plant community. Take a bus from Hama-naka Station or Kushiro Station on the Nemuro Main Line.
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Japanese:

北海道浜中町，浜中湾と琵琶瀬湾に面した広大な湿原。沖積世までは海だったとされ，その後海流や河川による土砂の堆積で陸化され，泥炭地の発達をみた。琵琶瀬川をはじめ多くの河川が蛇行し，河跡の三日月湖も点在する。気候は夏でも冷涼で海霧が多く発生する特徴があり，湿性植物のほか海に近いことから塩性植物のアッケシソウや，タンチョウ・エゾシカなど動物の姿も見られる。1993年６月，ラムサール条約登録湿地となる。また，中央部は泥炭形成植物群落として天然記念物にも指定されている。根室本線の浜中駅または釧路駅からバス。
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