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Woods occupy 69.8% of the park area, swamps additionally occupy 7.1%. Most of the area is essentially hilly landscapes of glacial origin. Several hills, such as Maura Hill, Sandyreva Hill, and
Tsypina Hill, are protected as natural monuments. There are two more protected natural monuments.
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landscapes, the area was finally decided to be too remote for mass tourism, and the location of the park was moved to
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