Songhor Lagoon (original) (raw)
The Songor Lagoon is located at 05°45'N 000°30'E on the eastern coast of Ghana, West Africa. The site covers an area of 28,740 hectares, and it is located just outside the major town of Ada and to the west of the Volta River estuary. It was designated as Ramsar wetland site of international importance number 566 on June 22, 1988. In 2011, UNESCO approved the Songor Biosphere Reserve as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. Among several other important functions, it acts as habitat and/or breeding ground for several notable species.
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| dbo:abstract | The Songor Lagoon is located at 05°45'N 000°30'E on the eastern coast of Ghana, West Africa. The site covers an area of 28,740 hectares, and it is located just outside the major town of Ada and to the west of the Volta River estuary. It was designated as Ramsar wetland site of international importance number 566 on June 22, 1988. In 2011, UNESCO approved the Songor Biosphere Reserve as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. Among several other important functions, it acts as habitat and/or breeding ground for several notable species. (en) La laguna di Songor (in inglese Songor Lagoon) è una zona umida situata nella parte meridionale del Ghana e più precisamente nella parte orientale della regione della Grande Accra ad est dell'estuario del fiume Volta. Insieme alla è una delle due zone umide principali del paese. Parte della laguna e dell'area circostante sono classificate come zona umida di importanza internazionale dalla Convenzione di Ramsar. La laguna è inoltre classificata Important Bird and Biodiversity Area. L'area è costituita da zone di acque basse, banchi di sabbia, dune, brevi corsi d'acqua, isolotti, saline, spiagge sabbiose e aree alluvionali, diversi brevi corsi d'acqua alimentano la laguna. La separa dall'Oceano Atlantico un braccio di dune sabbiose sul quale si trovano alcuni piccoli insediamenti. La profondità massima delle acque all'interno della laguna è di 50 cm. (it) Сонгор (англ. Songor), также Сонгау (Songaw), Сонго — лагуна на юге Ганы, в 5 км к западу от города Ада. Лагуна относится к экосистеме эстуария реки Вольта, охраняется рамсарской конвенцией с 1992 года, в 2011 году получила статус биосферного резервата. (ru) |
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| rdfs:comment | The Songor Lagoon is located at 05°45'N 000°30'E on the eastern coast of Ghana, West Africa. The site covers an area of 28,740 hectares, and it is located just outside the major town of Ada and to the west of the Volta River estuary. It was designated as Ramsar wetland site of international importance number 566 on June 22, 1988. In 2011, UNESCO approved the Songor Biosphere Reserve as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. Among several other important functions, it acts as habitat and/or breeding ground for several notable species. (en) Сонгор (англ. Songor), также Сонгау (Songaw), Сонго — лагуна на юге Ганы, в 5 км к западу от города Ада. Лагуна относится к экосистеме эстуария реки Вольта, охраняется рамсарской конвенцией с 1992 года, в 2011 году получила статус биосферного резервата. (ru) La laguna di Songor (in inglese Songor Lagoon) è una zona umida situata nella parte meridionale del Ghana e più precisamente nella parte orientale della regione della Grande Accra ad est dell'estuario del fiume Volta. Insieme alla è una delle due zone umide principali del paese. Parte della laguna e dell'area circostante sono classificate come zona umida di importanza internazionale dalla Convenzione di Ramsar. La laguna è inoltre classificata Important Bird and Biodiversity Area. (it) |
| rdfs:label | Laguna di Songor (it) Songhor Lagoon (en) Сонгор (ru) |
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