Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance
From Academic Kids
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Site listing by country
These data have been taken from the Ramsar Sites Database (http://www.wetlands.org/RSDB/default.htm).
A complete list can be found at www.ramsar.org/sitelist.pdf
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Australia
Bool and Hacks Lagoons 25.3 km²
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Belgium
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| De IJzerbroeken te Diksmuide en Lo-Reninge | 24 |
| Kalmthoutse Heide | 22 |
| Vlaamse Banken | 19 |
| Zwin | 5 |
| Marais d'Harchies | 5 |
| Schorren van de Beneden Schelde | 4.2 |
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Benin
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Basse Vallée de l'Ouémé, Lagune de Porto-Novo, Lac Nokoué | 916 |
| Basse Vallée du Couffo, Lagune Côtiere, Chenal Aho, Lac Ahémé | 475 |
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Burkina Faso
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Parc National du W | 2350 |
| La Mare d'Oursi | 450 |
| La Mare aux hippopotames | 192 |
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Burundi
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Delta de la Rusizi de la Réserve Naturelle de la Rusizi et la partie nord de la zone littorale du lac Tanganyika | 10 |
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Canada
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Queen Maud Gulf | 62782 |
| Polar Bear Provincial Park | 24087 |
| Whooping Crane Summer Range | 16895 |
| Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary | 8159 |
| Old Crow Flats | 6170 |
| Peace-Athabasca Delta | 3213 |
| Rasmussen Lowlands | 3000 |
| Polar Bear Pass | 2624 |
| Quill Lakes | 635 |
| Hay-Zama Lakes | 500 |
| McConnell River | 328 |
| Southern Bight-Minas Basin | 268 |
| Southern James Bay (Moose River & Hannah Bay) | 253 |
| Malpeque Bay | 244 |
| Delta Marsh | 230 |
| Beaverhill Lake | 181 |
| Last Mountain Lake | 156 |
| Long Point | 137 |
| Shepody Bay | 122 |
| Lac Saint-Pierre | 120 |
| Creston Valley | 70 |
| Minesing Swamp | 60 |
| Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary | 50 |
| Oak Hammock Marsh | 36 |
| Mer Bleue Conservation Area | 33 |
| Cap Tourmente | 24 |
| Lac Saint-François | 23 |
| Baie de l'Isle-Verte | 22 |
| Musquodoboit Harbour | 19 |
| Matchedash Bay | 18 |
| Point Pelee | 16 |
| Mary's Point | 12 |
| Chignecto | 10 |
| Grand Codroy Estuary | 9 |
| Alaksen | 6 |
| St. Clair | 2 |
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Chad
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Partie tchadienne du lac Tchad | 16482 |
| Lac Fitri | 1950 |
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Comoros
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Lake Dziani Boundouni | 0.3 |
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Côte d'Ivoire
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Parc national d'Azagny | 194 |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Parc national des Virunga | 8000 |
| Parc national des Mangroves | 660 |
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Djibouti
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Haramous-Loyada | 30 |
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Equatorial Guinea
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Reserva Natural del Estuario del Muni | 800 |
| Río Ntem o Campo | 330 |
| Isla de Annobón | 230 |
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France
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| La Brenne | 1400 |
| Marais De Kaw | 1370 |
| Etangs de la Champagne humide | 1350 |
| Camargue | 850 |
| Baie du Mont Saint-Michel | 620 |
| Basse-Mana | 590 |
| La Petite Camargue | 370 |
| Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin, Baie des Veys | 325 |
| Golfe du Morbihan | 230 |
| Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin de la Guadeloupe | 200 |
| Grande Brière | 190 |
| Baie de Somme | 170 |
| Basses Vallées Angenvines | 65 |
| Lac de Grand-Lieu | 63 |
| Bassin du Drugeon | 59 |
| Lac du Bourget - Marais de Chautagne | 55 |
| Etangs du Lindre,Forêt du Romersberg et zones voisines | 53 |
| Etangs de la Petite Woëvre | 53 |
| Marais salants de Guérande et du Més | 52 |
| Marais du Fier d'Ars | 45 |
| Rives du Lac Léman | 33 |
| Etang de Biguglia | 20 |
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Gabon
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Petit Loango | 4800 |
| Wongha-Wonghé | 3800 |
| Setté Cama | 2200 |
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Germany
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea and adjacent areas | 4549 |
| Wattenmeer, Ostfriesisches Wattenmeer & Dollart | 1216 |
| Ostseeboddengewässer Westrügen - Hiddensee - Zingst | 258 |
| Donauauen & Donaumoos | 80 |
| Elbauen, Schnackenburg – Lauenburg | 75 |
| Starnberger See | 57 |
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Guinea
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Niger-Niandan-Milo | 10464 |
| Niger-Mafou | 10155 |
| Sankarani-Fié | 10152 |
| Tinkisso | 8960 |
| Niger-Tinkisso | 4006 |
| Niger Source | 1804 |
| Konkouré | 900 |
| Iles Tristao | 850 |
| Rio Pongo | 300 |
| Rio Kapatchez | 200 |
| Ile Blanche | 0.1 |
| Ile Alcatraz | 0.01 |
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India
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Italy
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Valli residue del comprensorio di Comacchio | 135 |
| Saline di Margherita di Savoia | 39 |
| Stagno di Cábras | 36 |
| Stagno di Cagliari (a.k.a. Santa Gilla) | 35 |
| Valle Bertuzzi | 31 |
| Stagno di Corru S'Ittiri, Stagni di San Giovanni e Marceddì | 26 |
| Palude della Diaccia Botrona | 25 |
| Pian di Spagna - Lago di Mezzola | 17 |
| Piallassa della Baiona e Risega | 16 |
| Lago di Sabaudia | 15 |
| Vendicari | 15 |
| Stagno di Molentargius | 14 |
| Laguna di Marano: Foci dello Stella | 14 |
| Valle Campotto e Bassarone | 14 |
| Valle di Gorino | 13 |
| Valli del Mincio | 11 |
| Torre Guaceto | 9 |
| Laguna di Orbetello | 9 |
| Bacino dell'Angitola | 9 |
| Saline di Cervia | 8 |
| Stagno di Mistras | 7 |
| Le Cesine | 6 |
| Palude di Bolgheri | 5 |
| Laguna di Venezia: Valle Averto | 5 |
| Punte Alberete | 4.8 |
| Palude Brabbia | 4.6 |
| Ortazzo e Ortazzino | 4.4 |
| Lago di Burano | 4.1 |
| Lago di Fogliano | 4.0 |
| Stagno di Sale Porcus | 3.3 |
| Torbiere d'Iseo | 3.3 |
| Lago di Barrea | 3.0 |
| Stagno di Pauli Maiori | 2.9 |
| Lago di Nazzano | 2.7 |
| Valle Santa | 2.6 |
| Biviere di Gela | 2.6 |
| Valle Cavanata | 2.4 |
| Lago di Caprolace | 2.3 |
| Stagno di S'Ena Arrubia | 2.2 |
| Sacca di Bellocchio | 2.2 |
| Isola Boscone | 2.0 |
| Palude di Colfiorito | 1.6 |
| Palude di Ostiglia | 1.2 |
| Vincheto di Cellarda | 1.0 |
| Lago dei Monaci | 0.9 |
| Lago di Tovel | 0.4 |
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Kenya
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Lake Baringo | |
| Lake Bogoria | |
| Lake Naivasha | |
| Lake Nakuru |
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Luxembourg
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Haff Réimech | 3.1 |
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Madagascar
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Le Lac Alaotra: les zones humides et basin | 7225 |
| Lac Tsimanampetsotsa | 456 |
| Complexe des lacs de Manambolomaty | 75 |
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Malaysia
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Tanjung Piai in Johor Template:Coor dm | 5 |
| Kukup Island in Johor Template:Coor dm | 6 |
| Pulai River in Johor Template:Coor dm. | 91 |
| Tasik Bera in Pahang | 311 |
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Mali
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Delta Intérieur du Niger | 41195 |
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Monaco
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Réserve sous-marine du Larvotto et zone côtière du Portier | 0.1 |
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Niger
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Lac Tchad | 3404 |
| Parc national du "W" | 2200 |
| Zone humide du moyen Niger | 881 |
| Complexe Kokorou-Namga | 668 |
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Nigeria
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Nguru Lake (and Marma Channel) complex | 581 |
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Republic of the Congo
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| La Réserve Communautaire du Lac Télé/Likouala-aux-Herbes | 4390 |
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Senegal
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Delta du Saloum | 730 |
| Djoudj | 160 |
| Bassin du Ndiaël | 100 |
| Gueumbeul | 7 |
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Switzerland
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Le Rhône genevois-Vallons de l'Allondon et de La Laire | 20 |
| Rive sud du lac de Neuchâtel | 17 |
| Fanel et Chablais de Cudrefin | 12 |
| Bolle di Magadino | 7 |
| Klingnauer Stausee | 3.6 |
| Les Grangettes | 3.3 |
| Niederried Stausee | 3.0 |
| Kaltbrunner Riet | 1.5 |
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Tanzania
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Kilombero Valley Floodplain | |
| Lake Natron basin | |
| Malagarasi-Mulovoyi wetlands |
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Togo
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Parc national de la Keran | 1634 |
| Reserve de faune de Togodo | 310 |
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Ukraine
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Central Syvash | 800 |
| Eastern Syvash | 1650 |
| Kyliiske Mouth | 328 |
| Northern Part of the Dniester Liman | 200 |
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United States
| Name | Area (km²) |
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| Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge | |
| Bolinas Lagoon, California | |
| Cache River - Cypress Creek Wetlands | |
| Cache-Lower White Rivers | |
| Caddo Lake | |
| Catahoula Lake | |
| Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Complex | |
| Cheyenne Bottoms | |
| Connecticut River Estuary and Tidal Wetlands Complex | |
| Delaware Bay Estuary | |
| Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge | |
| Everglades National Park | |
| Horicon Marsh | |
| Izembek Lagoon National Wildlife Refuge | |
| Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge | |
| Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge | |
| Quivira National Wildlife Refuge | |
| Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge | |
| Tomales Bay, California |
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