Anegada Ramsar site

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The Anegada Ramsar site is a internationally recognized wetland area on the island of Anegada in the British Virgin Islands, noted for its coastal lagoons, mangroves, and critical habitats for migratory birds and other wildlife.

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Label Occurrences
Anegada Ramsar site canonical 1
Anegada salt ponds 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ramsar site ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
ecosystemService carbon sequestration in mangroves ⓘ
coastal protection ⓘ
nursery habitat for marine species ⓘ
governedBy Government of the British Virgin Islands ⓘ
hasConservationStatus Wetland of International Importance ⓘ
hasEcosystemType coastal lagoon ⓘ
coral reef-associated habitat ⓘ
mangrove forest ⓘ
salt pond ⓘ
seagrass bed ⓘ
hasFeature coastal lagoons ⓘ
mangrove-fringed shorelines ⓘ
shallow marine areas ⓘ
hasHabitatType critical habitat for migratory birds ⓘ
critical habitat for waterbirds ⓘ
habitat for fish nursery grounds ⓘ
habitat for marine turtles ⓘ
hasProtectionObjective conservation of wetlands ⓘ
maintenance of ecological character ⓘ
protection of migratory birds ⓘ
hasVegetationType mangroves ⓘ
salt-tolerant coastal vegetation ⓘ
importantFor coastal biodiversity conservation ⓘ
migratory shorebirds ⓘ
wading birds ⓘ
isInArchipelago Virgin Islands ⓘ
isOnIsland Anegada ⓘ
locatedIn Anegada ⓘ
British Virgin Islands ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Lesser Antilles ⓘ
partOf British Overseas Territories ⓘ
recognizedBy Ramsar Convention on Wetlands ⓘ
linked to: Ramsar Convention
subjectTo Ramsar Convention guidelines ⓘ
linked to: Ramsar Convention
supports biodiversity ⓘ
coastal fisheries ⓘ
migratory bird populations ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
coastal development ⓘ
sea level rise ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anegada → protectedArea → Anegada Ramsar site ⓘ
Cow Wreck Beach → hasNearbyAttraction → Anegada salt ponds ⓘ
linked to: Anegada Ramsar site