What is Virgin Komi Forests?
{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site|image=Four herous01.JPG|image_upright=1.2|caption=|location=[[Ural Mountains]], [[Komi Republic]], [[Russia]]|includes={{flatlist| #[[Yugyd Va National Park|Yugyd Va (Clear Water) National Park]] #[[Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve|Pechoro-Ilychskiy Nature Reserve]] #[[Yaksha, Komi Republic|Yaksha]] Forest District }}|criteria={{UNESCO WHS type|(vii), (ix)}}(vii), (ix)|ID=719|coordinates={{coord|63|37|33|N|58|57|9|E|format=dms|type:forest_region:RU_dim:500000|display=title, inline}}|year=1995|area={{convert|2645800|ha|sqmi|abbr=on}}|buffer_zone={{convert|650,000|ha|sqmi|abbr=on}}|website=http://www.vfk.komi.com|locmapin=European Russia#Europe|map_caption=}} The '''Virgin Komi Forests''' is a large [[woodland]] in the northern part of the [[Ural Mountains|Ural mountain]] range, in [[Russia]]. The forests are part of the [[Komi Republic]] of Russia. The forests cover an area of {{Convert|32800|km2||abbr=}} and are the largest [[Virgin forest|virgin forests]] in [[Europe]]. They were made a [[UNESCO World Heritage site]] in 1995. Most of the area is flat [[Taiga]] plain, about {{Convert|100|m||abbr=}} above [[sea level]]. They rise towards the Ural mountains. They are threatened because parts of the area contain a lot of [[gold]]. Illegal [[logging]] is also a threat. [[Category:World Heritage Sites in Russia]] {{WHSite}} {{-}} {{geo-stub}}