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The Mysterious island of Petrov and the Park of Magic Dragons

Petrov Island is a paradise, exciting with its legends and surprising with dozens of signs. Many people dream of visiting here, but only 1000 people a year are allowed to enter the island. They also say that unprecedented treasures are buried here.

Petrov Island is very small. Its length between the most extreme points is less than a kilometer and a width of approximately 550 meters. Its highest point is 113 meters. The coast of the island from the sea is rocky and impregnable, and from the mainland it is more gentle. On its territory there is a source, which, as the reserve workers say, has healing properties. Once upon a time, many hundreds of years ago, the Chinese lived here. They built a sand spit stretching for almost 600 meters and breaking off  from the coast of  the bay only 40 meters.

As scientists suggest, once the land of the island of Petrov was a cape. The sites of primitive people living about 10 000 years ago were discovered here. Now the island is declared a reserve, so archaeological research on it is prohibited. Earlier excavations indicate that the kingdom of the Bohai Empire was located here. In the X century, the Khitan conquered it, and later the island passed to the Jurchen. The last rulers of the island were Chinese pirates, who were called Elo. It was on their orders that the slaves built a sand spit. Elo specially did not bring her to the coast, so that enemy forces could not easily cross to the island. Subsequently, this piece of land became part of Russia. He was named after Alexander Petrov, rear admiral and traveler who took part in several expeditions to explore Primorye.

The animal world is extremely interesting to visit Petrov Island. The Lazovsky Nature Reserve, in whose possession it belongs, has under its protection more than 300 species of birds and about 100 species of animals. The island is inhabited mainly by birds. Seagulls, eagles, white-belt swifts, Ussuri cormorants nest here, and only mammals and squirrels can be found from mammals. By the way, there is a sign that the first to notice a squirrel should make a wish.

The water world near the island of Petrov is very diverse. On its rocky beaches seals like to bask. On the seabed through unusually clear water you can see sea urchins, stars and corals. Dozens of species of fish, octopuses and other mollusks live here. In October, migratory whales stop to rest and feed on the island.

The animal world is extremely interesting to visit Petrov Island. The Lazovsky Nature Reserve, in whose possession it belongs, has under its protection more than 300 species of birds and about 100 species of animals. The island is inhabited mainly by birds. Seagulls, eagles, white-belt swifts, Ussuri cormorants nest here, and only mammals and squirrels can be found from mammals. By the way, there is a sign that the first to notice a squirrel should make a wish.

The water world near the island of Petrov is very diverse. On its rocky beaches seals like to bask. On the seabed through unusually clear water you can see sea urchins, stars and corals. Dozens of species of fish, octopuses and other mollusks live here. In October, migratory whales stop to rest and feed on the island.

The island is famous for its unique beauty and species diversity. Scientists have counted here about 300 species of higher vascular plants, including lemongrass, ginseng, orchids, aralia, eleutherococcus, Korean pine (grows only in this region). But the most famous plant, undoubtedly, is yew. According to legend, the Chinese brought him to the island.