List of Ramsar sites in British Overseas Territories

This list of Ramsar sites in British Overseas Territories includes wetlands that are considered to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. The British Overseas Territories currently have 16 sites designated as "Wetlands of International Importance".[1][2] For a full list of all Ramsar sites worldwide, see List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance.

Bermuda

Name[1] Location Area (km2) Designated Description[2] Image
Hungry Bay Mangrove Swamp Paget Parish
32°16′N 64°45′W / 32.267°N 64.750°W / 32.267; -64.750 (Hungry Bay Mangrove Swamp)		 0.02 11 May 1999
Lover's Lake Nature Reserve St. George's Parish
32°21′N 64°42′W / 32.350°N 64.700°W / 32.350; -64.700 (Lover's Lake Nature Reserve)		 0.02 11 May 1999
Paget Marsh Paget Parish
32°16′N 64°46′W / 32.267°N 64.767°W / 32.267; -64.767 (Paget Marsh)		 0.11 11 May 1999 An important site for crustaceans, native crabs and wintering birds including the blue land crab, the Caribbean hermit crab, the yellow-crowned night heron, the belted kingfisher.
Pembroke Marsh East Pembroke Parish
32°17′N 64°46′W / 32.283°N 64.767°W / 32.283; -64.767 (Pembroke Marsh East)		 0.08 11 May 1999
Somerset Long Bay Pond Sandys Parish
32°18′N 64°52′W / 32.300°N 64.867°W / 32.300; -64.867 (Somerset Long Bay Pond)		 0.01 11 May 1999
Spittal Pond Smith's Parish
32°18′N 64°43′W / 32.300°N 64.717°W / 32.300; -64.717 (Spittal Pond)		 0.10 11 May 1999
Warwick Pond Warwick Parish
32°16′N 64°48′W / 32.267°N 64.800°W / 32.267; -64.800 (Warwick Pond)		 0.02 11 May 1999

British Indian Ocean Territory

Name[1] Location Area (km2) Designated Description[2] Image
Diego Garcia Chagos Archipelago
7°19′S 72°28′E / 7.317°S 72.467°E / -7.317; 72.467 (Diego Garcia)		 354.24 4 July 2001 A tropical coral atoll south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean.

British Virgin Islands

Name[1] Location Area (km2) Designated Description[2] Image
Western Salt Ponds of Anegada Anegada
18°43′N 64°19′W / 18.717°N 64.317°W / 18.717; -64.317 (Western Salt Ponds of Anegada)		 10.71 11 May 1999 The Western Salt Ponds includes mudflats, a mangrove, and brackish saline lagoons. It provides habitat for Caribbean flamingos and the endangered Anegada rock iguana.

Turks and Caicos Islands

Name[1] Location Area (km2) Designated Description[2] Image
North, Middle and East Caicos Islands Caicos Islands
21°45′N 71°45′W / 21.750°N 71.750°W / 21.750; -71.750 (North, Middle & East Caicos Island)		 586.17 27 June 1990 A coastal wetland site, it is an important site for the West Indian whistling duck which has been listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.

Cayman Islands

Name[1] Location Area (km2) Designated Description[2] Image
Booby Pond and Rookery Little Cayman
19°40′N 80°4′W / 19.667°N 80.067°W / 19.667; -80.067 (Booby Pond and Rookery)		 0.82 21 September 1994 A landlocked saline lagoon that supports the largest red-footed booby population in the Caribbean.

Cyprus

Name[1] Location Area (km2) Designated Description[2] Image
Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area
34°37′N 32°58′E / 34.617°N 32.967°E / 34.617; 32.967 (Akrotiri)		 21.71 20 March 2003 Located on Akrotiri Peninsula, the southernmost part of the island, Akrotiri includes marshes and a salt lake and flats.

Falkland Islands

Name[1] Location Area (km2) Designated Description[2] Image
Bertha's Beach [3] East Falkland
51°55′S 58°25′W / 51.917°S 58.417°W / -51.917; -58.417 (Bertha's Beach)		 40 24 September 2001 A sandy beach on the northern shore of Choiseul Sound, East Falkland. Bertha's Beach provides habitat for several threatened species including the Falkland steamer duck.
Sea Lion Island [3] near Lafonia
52°25′S 59°5′W / 52.417°S 59.083°W / -52.417; -59.083 (Sea Lion Island)		 10 24 September 2001 An important breeding site for the southern sea lion and the southern elephant seal.

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Name[1] Location Area (km2) Designated Description[2] Image
Gough Island Tristan da Cunha
40°19′S 9°56′W / 40.317°S 9.933°W / -40.317; -9.933 (Gough Island)		 2298.11 20 November 2008 One of five islands forming the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha, Gough Island is an important breeding site for threatened species including the sooty albatross and the northern rockhopper penguin.
Inaccessible Island Tristan da Cunha
37°18′S 12°41′W / 37.300°S 12.683°W / -37.300; -12.683 (Inaccessible Island)		 1265.24 20 November 2008 An extinct volcano that is part of the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha, Inaccessible Island is an important breeding site for seabirds and endemic landbirds.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ramsar List" (PDF). Ramsar.org. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "The Annotated Ramsar List: United Kingdom". Ramsar.org. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  3. 1 2 United Kingdom’s designation of these two sites has been disputed by diplomatic notification by the Argentine Republic.
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