Lake Kaņieris
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Kaņieris is a lake in Latvia
located in the Ķemeri National Park
west of the city of Jūrmala
. It is a former lagoon of the prehictoric Littorina Sea
. Since 1995 it is designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
located in the Ķemeri National Park
Kemeri National Park
Ķemeri National Park is a national park west of the city of Jūrmala, Latvia. Established in 1997, Ķemeri is the third largest national park in the country by area, covering an area of 381.65 km². The territory of the park is mostly occupied by forests and mires, the most significant of them being...
west of the city of Jūrmala
Jurmala
Jūrmala is a city in Latvia, about 25 kilometers west of Riga. Jūrmala is a resort town stretching and sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River...
. It is a former lagoon of the prehictoric Littorina Sea
Littorina Sea
Littorina Sea is a geological brackish-water stage of the Baltic Sea, which existed around 7500–4000 BP and followed the Mastogloia Sea, transitional stage of the Ancylus Lake...
. Since 1995 it is designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance.