Banc d'Arguin National Park

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:National_Park
gptkbp:area 12,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:averageRainfall 100 mm
gptkbp:averageTemperature 25°C
gptkbp:biodiversity high
gptkbp:climate arid
gptkbp:conservationEfforts protected area
gptkbp:contains mangroves
seagrass_beds
gptkbp:culturalSignificance local communities
heritage sites
fishing traditions
gptkbp:established 1989
gptkbp:features estuaries
coastal lagoons
sandbanks
gptkbp:habitat marine birds
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Banc d'Arguin National Park
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Mauritania
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Mauritanian_government
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Dunlin
gptkb:Red-billed_Tropicbird
gptkb:Leatherback_Sea_Turtle
gptkb:Black-tailed_Godwit
gptkb:Humpback_Whale
gptkb:African_Oystercatcher
Green Sea Turtle
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Common Tern
Greater Flamingo
Spoon-billed Sandpiper
Sandwich Tern
gptkbp:notableFor fishing
ecotourism
gptkbp:research marine biology
conservation biology
ecology
environmental science
gptkbp:supports gptkb:whales
dolphins
sea turtles
gptkbp:threats climate change
pollution
overfishing
coastal development
gptkbp:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site yes
gptkbp:visitors approximately 10,000 annually