Estonia shares its national borders with Latvia in the south and with Russia in the east. The Gulf of Finland separates Sweden from Finland in the north and in the west it is separated by the Baltic Sea.
The people of Estonia are related more to the Finns, in terms of ethnicity. The Soomaa National Park is located in the south-west of Estonia. Soomaa covers an area of 400sq. Km extending to include five bogs, situated in the vicinity of the Pärnu River, which is one of the longest rivers of Estonia. In 1997, Soomaa became a CORINE biotope region and it was decided that it had to be specially protected from harm. The Ramsar list of wetlands included this national park. It was even proposed that the World Heritage Sites list should include the Soomaa National Park in it. The world heritage Sites list is maintained by the UNESCO. The characteristic, which distinguishes this national park from other parks, is something called the fifth season floods occurring between the two seasons of winter and spring.
The central part of Estonia has a flat landscape and is placed on the plains of Peipsi - Võrtsjärve- Pärnu surrounded by water. The western end of this landscape is bordered by the Soomaa National Park. This park is better known as the land of great swamps and dwindling rivers. It is house to dense forests and broad flood plains, that cut through these dense forests. The water from all sorts of rivers meet between the area of the fens and the damp forests. This region is most prone to floods, especially during the time, when the ice melts or during the rainy season. The water level of the whole area rises considerably. During this time the beautiful landscape of the national park is outlined by a streak of danger and fear. Families staying in the vicinity of this region always keep canoes with them to survive during these floods.
The toursestonia.com wishes you a memorable visit to the Soomaa National Park.
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