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A pair of fulvous whistling ducks (Dendrocygna bicolor) at Wasit Wetland CentreWasit Wetland Centre is a conservation area in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.It preserves an area of a type of wetland (sabkha or salt plain) once common along the western coastal plains of the UAE and consists of a visitor centre with viewing points to both captive and wild birds, as well as extensive areas of ...
Dedicated protected areas: Areas identified by First Nations and the Government of Ontario through community-based land use planning in the Far North area of the province. These areas protect the unique ecology and boreal environment of the region, and allow development of resources.
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The Pottageville Wetland Complex is a provincially significant 7.8 km 2 wetland complex composed of 43 individual wetlands. [2] The wetland consists of 93.1% swamp , 6.3% marsh and 0.6% fen . A diversity of soil types is present in this complex, including: humic and mesic (63%); clay and loam (16.7%); sand (15.9%); silt or marl (2.6%); and ...
Wetlands can be found in Canada's broad ranges of ecozones spanning across the provinces and territories. In Canada, there is approximately 1.29 million km 2 of wetlands which in turn covers 13% of Canada's terrestrial area. [5] Canadian wetlands are predominantly located within the Boreal Shield which accounts for 25% of the existing wetland ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; ... Wasit Wetland Centre This page was last edited on 31 December 2018, at 21:53 (UTC). ...
Some nationally significant wetlands include Point Pelee National Park and Long Point, both on Lake Erie, and Presqu'ile Provincial Park on Lake Ontario. The wetlands of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa River have a diverse array of vegetation types as well, although these have been damaged by the construction of power dams and locks for shipping. [15]