Čepkeliai Marsh

Čepkeliai Marsh
Čepkeliai marsh
LocationVarėna District Municipality, Lithuania
Coordinates54°0′N 24°31′E / 54.000°N 24.517°E / 54.000; 24.517
Area11,212 ha (27,710 acres)
Official nameČepkeliai mire
Designated20 August 1993
Reference no.625
Official nameKotra
Designated21 October 2002
Reference no.1216

The Čepkeliai Marsh (Lithuanian: Čepkelių raistas) is the largest bog (a mire) in Lithuania. Located in Varėna District Municipality, south of Marcinkonys village and north of Kotra River, which flows along the Belarus–Lithuania border in this area. Its area is a nature reserve and a Ramsar site.