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The southern part of the island, an extensive salt marsh, is protected under the Ramsar Convention. [5] The island as a whole, along with the surrounding area of sea, has been designated a nature reserve by the European Union , as well as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International . [ 6 ]
It is part of the Thames Estuary and Marshes Ramsar internationally important wetland site [5] and Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. [ 6 ] The site consists of a range of habitats including mudflats, saltmarsh, grazing marsh and stretches of shingle.
The Forgotten Realms Atlas is an indexed book which contains three-color maps of the Forgotten Realms. [3] [4] This includes large, small scale regional maps (one inch to two hundred miles), as well as detailed location maps and diagrams of areas including the Moonshae Isles, the Northwest lands near Waterdeep, and the Western Heartlands areas around Cormyr and the Dalelands. [3]
Faerûn (/ f eɪ ˈ r uː n / fay-ROON) is a fictional continent and the primary setting of the Dungeons & Dragons world of Forgotten Realms.It is described in detail in several editions of the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (first published in 1987 by TSR, Inc.) with the most recent being the 5th edition from Wizards of the Coast, [1] [2] and various locales and aspects are described in ...
In classical antiquity, Europe was assumed to cover the quarter of the globe north of the Mediterranean, an arrangement that was adhered to in medieval T and O maps. Ptolemy's world map of the 2nd century already had a reasonably precise description of southern and western Europe, but was unaware of particulars of northern and eastern Europe.
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Oil spills in 1982 and, more severely in 1985, led to de-oxygenation of the marsh. The vegetation came to be dominated by Bolboschoenus maritimus, a rush that could withstand the salty conditions, though the re-discovery of a rare species of grass following some works on the drainage enhanced the conservation status of the marsh. In response ...
This is a 64-page booklet wrapped in a removable cover. Included with the book is a fold-out color poster map of the Dalelands.The book focuses on the region known as "The Dalelands", including Archendale, Battledale, Daggerdale, Deepingdale, Featherdale, Harrowdale, The High Dale, Mistledale, Scardale, Shadowdale, Sessrendale, Tarkhaldale (the Lost Dale), Tasseldale, and Teshendale. [1]