Sarobetsu Plain

Designations
Official nameSarobetsu-genya
Designated8 November 2005
Reference no.1555

Sarobetsu-gen'ya (サロベツ原野), derived from the Ainu sar (marsh) and pet (river), is a coastal plain and low-lying moor in northwestern Hokkaidō, Japan. With an area of approximately 20,000 ha or 200 km2 (77 sq mi), it forms part of the Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park, and its wetlands are a Ramsar Site.

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