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13-510: It actually comprises six connected lakes: Mamry, Kirsajty, Kisajno, Dargin, Święcajty and Dobskie. Mamry features 33 islands, totaling 213 hectares (530 acres), some of which are ornithological reserves . Lake Mamry is a popular tourist destination. It is connected to the Pregolya and the Baltic Sea by the disused Masurian Canal . The largest town on the lake shore is Giżycko . The lake bottom

26-427: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ornithological reserves A bird reserve (also called ornithological reserve ) is a wildlife refuge designed to protect bird species. Like other wildlife refuges, the main goal of a reserve is to prevent species from becoming endangered or extinct . Typically, bird species in a reserve are protected from hunting and habitat destruction . Because of

39-459: Is diversified, with numerous depressions and shallows, while the northern part is considerably deeper, and the bottom is overgrown with raised vegetation and underwater meadows with horsetails. The shores of the lake are mostly low and marshy, partly overgrown with forest. In the past, the lakes of the Mamry complex formed separate bodies of water connected by streams. The water level in the lakes rose in

52-461: Is important to the survival of an endangered species. Globally, there are different kinds of protected areas with varying legal status. Examples of such are international protection programs, programs governed by the European Union , national and regional programs. IBA (Important Bird Area) is an international protection program initiated by BirdLife International . An IBA area is a habitat that

65-420: Is sometimes used in names of rivers and skerries . The coat of arms of Varberg Municipality , whose design is taken from a seal from 1536, includes a goat. The eastern parts of Getterön is geologically the oldest. The bedrock consists of granulite . The rock is between 1.6 and 1.7 billion years old. In the western part of Getterön, the bedrock consists of charnockite , formed from magma pushed up from

78-563: Is vital for protecting birds from a global perspective. In 2012, there were over 10,000 IBA areas around the world. The areas are identified by BirdLife International and have to be small enough so that the entire habitat can be preserved. The area must also be of a different character, easily distinguished, than the surrounding habitats. The IBA areas are often part of already existing protected areas and are therefore under protection of national law. Legal status and protection for areas that are not part of national protected area, vary depending on

91-671: The Environmental Protection Agency that selects which areas are to be designated as bird reserves. Among the noted areas are Tåkern , Lake Hornborga , the southern part of Öland and Getterön . There are approximately 50 Ramsar areas in Sweden, and around 530 SPA areas where the latter comprises almost 30,000 km (12,000 sq mi). Getter%C3%B6n Getterön is a peninsula in Varberg Municipality , Halland County , Sweden , immediately northwest of

104-531: The 16th–17th centuries by several meters. The following factors contributed to the rise of the water level in the Mamry complex: the dam on the Węgorapa River (the mill), movements of the earth crust - post-glacial rebound in the northern part of the complex by one millimetre (0.039 in) a year. The former road to the church from Kal to Węgielsztyn , some Masurian settlements and cemeteries were under water. This Węgorzewo County location article

117-475: The Earth's crust and then solidified. It is around 1.45 billion years old. Mainly, western Getterön consists of two different types of charnockite: Varberg charnockite and Apelviken-Getterön charnockite. At Getterön, the charnockite has slightly larger crystals. There are two nature reserves at Getterön. The older and most famous of them, Getterön Nature Reserve, is one of the finest bird sanctuaries in Sweden and

130-468: The country. The European Union's Birds Directive requires that special protected areas for birds, so called SPA (Special Protection Areas). The Ramsar Convention (The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat) is an international agreement to protect wetlands, with special focus on aquatic birds . In Sweden it is the County administrative boards of Sweden and

143-483: The municipal seat Varberg . Getterön was an island until 1936, when the sound between Getterön and the mainland was filled out and a road was built. The name Getterön is very old. It is derived from the Viking Age or even earlier. The spelling has varied, for example Gederöen or Gäderöen in 1645, Geterholmen in 1691, Getter ön in 1733, Geterön 1734 and Gietterön in 1752. The current spelling Getterön

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156-408: The protection they provide from such threats, bird reserves also serve as excellent locations for bird watching . Normally, wildlife refuges are under the care of non-profit organizations and governmental institutions. A bird reserve is an area where steps have been taken to preserve a habitation that is vital to birds. It can be areas such as wetlands , that normally attract many birds, or land that

169-402: Was not widely recognized until the 1900s, but appears in documents as early as in the 18th century and used in the public land registry in 1825. The name's meaning is unclear. Probably there is an etymological link with the nearby Getakärr , a medieval city that was a predecessor of Varberg . Possibly there is a link to the noun goat . In Norwegian , the word Geite , which means "goat",

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