This is the list of wetlands of international importance as defined by the Ramsar Convention

Ramsar Convention

The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, i.e., to stem the progressive encroachment on and loss of wetlands now and in the future, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural,...

 for the conservation

Conservation movement

The conservation movement, also known as nature conservation, is a political, environmental and a social movement that seeks to protect natural resources including animal, fungus and plant species as well as their habitat for the future....

 and sustainable utilization of wetland

Wetland

A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally. Wetlands are categorised by their characteristic vegetation, which is adapted to these unique soil conditions....

s, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific, and recreational value.

The Convention establishes that “wetlands should be selected for the List on account of their international significance in terms of ecology, botany

Botany

Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...

, zoology

Zoology

Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...

, limnology

Limnology

Limnology , also called freshwater science, is the study of inland waters. It is often regarded as a division of ecology or environmental science. It covers the biological, chemical, physical, geological, and other attributes of all inland waters...

 or hydrology

Hydrology

Hydrology is the study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth and other planets, including the hydrologic cycle, water resources and environmental watershed sustainability...

.” Over the years, the Conference of the Contracting Parties has adopted more specific criteria interpreting the Convention text, as well as an Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands and a Classification system of wetland type.

Albania

Name	| Area (~ha)
Lake Shkodër and Buna river Buna River Buna River may refer to:* Buna River in Bosnia and Herzegovina, left tributary of the Neretva* Bojana River in Albania and Montenegro, Buna in Albanian, which flows from Lake Shkodra into the Adriatic....	49,562
Karavasta Lagoon Karavasta Lagoon The Karavasta Lagoon is the largest lagoon in Albania and one of the largest in the Mediterranean Sea.The lagoon is situated in the west of Albania and the largest town found near the lagoon is Lushnjë. The lagoon is cut of from the Adriatic Sea by a long sandy bar. The Karavasta lagoon has many...	20,000
Butrint National Park Butrint National Park Butrint National Park is a national park created in November 2005 and located in the southwestern extreme of Albania. It protects 85.91 square kilometres of historic landscape, archaeology and environment...	13,500

Armenia

Name	| Area (~ha)
Lake Arpi Lake Arpi Lake Arpi located at an altitude of 2,023 m and is located in the Shirak Province of Armenia, evolved in the 1950s from the small Lake Arpi. Fed by thaws and four streams, it is the source of the Akhurian River. More than 100 species of birds have been observed around Lake Arpi.... , Shirak	3,139
Lake Sevan Lake Sevan Lake Sevan is the largest lake in Armenia and the Caucasus region. It is one of the largest high-altitude lakes in the world.Lake Sevan is situated in the central part of the Republic of Armenia, inside the Gegharkunik Province, at the altitude of 1,900m above sea level... , Gegharkunik	489,100

Azerbaijan

Name	| Area (~ha)
Lake Ağgöl Lake Ağgöl Ağgöl is a large salty lake in Kur-Araz Lowland, Agjabadi and Imishli raions of southeastern part of Azerbaijan. It is one of about 250 lakes of the country. Ağgöl is considered one of the most important habitats in Azerbaijan as well as in Caucasus...  (Ağgöl National Park)	500
Gizil-Agach State Reserve Gizil-Agach State Reserve Ghizil-Agaj State Reserve, meaning golden forest, was established on an area of 884 km² south-west of the Caspian Sea shore for the purpose of protecting, creating conditions for wintering and nesting of migrant, swamp and wild birds in 1929....	99,060

Belgium

Name	| Area (km2)
De Ijzerbroeken te Diksmuide Diksmuide Diksmuide is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Diksmuide proper and the former communes of Beerst, Esen, Kaaskerke, Keiem, Lampernisse, Leke, Nieuwkapelle, Oostkerke, Oudekapelle, Pervijze, Sint-Jacobs-Kapelle,...  en Lo-Reninge Lo-Reninge Lo-Reninge is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Lo, Noordschote, Pollinkhove and Reninge. On January 1, 2006 Lo-Reninge had a total population of 3,306...	24
Kalmthoutse Heide	22
Marais d'Harchies	5
Schorren van de Beneden Schelde	4.2
Vlaamse Banken	19
Zwin Zwin The Zwin is a nature reserve at the North Sea coast, on the Belgian-Dutch border. It consists of the entrace area of a former tidal inlet which during the Middle Ages connected the North Sea with the ports of Sluis and Bruges inland....	5

Bulgaria

Name	| Area (km2)
Ropotamo Ropotamo The Ropotamo is a relatively short river in southeastern Bulgaria. It takes its source from the Strandzha Mountains, running for to empty into the Black Sea between Dyuni and Primorsko....  (29/09/75)	55
Poda Poda Protected Area The nature conservation site Poda was declared a protected area in 1989 by the Bulgarian Ministry of Water and Environment. It was the first protected area in Bulgaria that is completely managed and maintained by a non-governmental organization, the...  (2002)	1

Croatia

Name	| Area (km2)
Crna Mlaka	6.25
Kopački Rit Kopacki Rit Kopački Rit , is a nature park in eastern Croatia. It is located northwest of the confluence of the Drava and the Danube, situated at the border with Serbia. It comprises many backwaters and ponds along the Danube...	177.7
Lonjsko Polje Lonjsko Polje Lonjsko Polje is the largest protected wetland in both Croatia and the entire Danube basin. It covers an area of , extending along the river Sava from the areas east of Sisak, the lower course of the river Lonja for which it is named, to the areas west of Nova Gradiška, along the course of the...  & Mokro Polje Mokro polje Mokro Polje is a village in Dalmatia, Croatia. It is one of the largest villages in the municipality of Ervenik. The river Zrmanja flows through Mokro Polje....  (incl. Krapje Djol)	505.6
Neretva Neretva Neretva is the largest river of the eastern part of the Adriatic basin. It has been harnessed and controlled to a large extent by four HE power-plants with large dams and their storage lakes, but it is still recognized for its natural beauty, diversity of its landscape and visual...  Delta	115

Cyprus

Name	| Area (km2)
Larnaca Salt Lake Larnaca Salt Lake Larnaca Salt Lake to the west of the town of Larnaca. It is a complex network of four salt lakes of different sizes. The largest is lake Aliki followed by lake Orphani, lake Soros and lake Spiro. They form the second largest salt lake in Cyprus after the Limassol Salt Lake...	15.85

Czech Republic

Name	| Area (km2)
Krkonošská rašeliniště	2.3
Lednické rybníky	6.5
Litovelské pomoraví	51.22
Mokřad dolního Podyjí	115
Mokřady Liběchovky a Pšovky	3.5
Novozámecký a Břehyňský rybník	9.23
Podzemní Punkva	15.71
Poodří	54.50
Třeboňská rašeliniště	1.1
Třeboňské rybníky	101.65
Šumavská rašeliniště	63.71

Denmark

Name	| Area (km2)
Little Belt Little Belt The Little Belt is a strait between the Danish island of Funen and the Jutland Peninsula.The belt is about 50 km long and 800m to 28 km wide, the maximum depth is approximately 75 m, and contains numerous small Danish islands....	351
Læsø Læsø Læsø is the largest island in the North Sea bay of Kattegat, and is located off the northeast coast of the Jutland Peninsula, the Danish mainland. Læsø is also the name of the municipality on that island...	664
Wadden Sea Wadden Sea The Wadden Sea is an intertidal zone in the southeastern part of the North Sea. It lies between the coast of northwestern continental Europe and the range of Frisian Islands, forming a shallow body of water with tidal flats and wetlands. It is rich in biological diversity...	1505

Estonia

Name	| Area (km²)
Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve is the largest nature reserve in Estonia. It is a vast wilderness area which covers and consists of a complex of 5 large bogs separated by unregulated rivers, their floodplains, and extensive forests...	260
Emajõe Suursoo Nature Reserve and Piirissaar Island Piirissaar Piirissaar is an Estonian island located in Lake Peipus. It belongs to Tartu County as the Piirissaare Parish.Piirissar is the largest island in Lake Peipus with a size of 7.8 km². It is located c. 15 km from the mouth of the Emajõgi river. Piirissaar is located c...	326
Endla Nature Reserve	80.5
Hiiumaa Islets and Käina Bay	177
Laidevahe Nature Reserve	24.2
Matsalu National Park Matsalu National Park Matsalu National Park is a nature reserve and national park situated in Lääne County, Estonia...	486.1
Muraka Nature Reserve	124
Nigula Nature Reserve Nigula Nature Reserve Nigula Nature Reserve is a nature reserve situated in South-West of Estonia, in Häädemeeste and Saarde parishes of Pärnu County. It has an area of 63.98 km². Nigula nature reserve is one of the oldest bog reserves in Estonia...	64
Puhtu-Laelatu-Nehatu Wetland Complex (Puhtu-Laelatu Nature Reserve and Nehatu Nature Reserve)	46.4
Sookuninga Nature Reserve	58.7
Soomaa National Park Soomaa National Park Soomaa National Park is national park in south-western Estonia. Soomaa protects 390 km², and is a Ramsar site of protected wetlands...	371.7
Vilsandi National Park Vilsandi National Park Vilsandi National Park is a national park in Saare County, Estonia. It includes part of the island of Vilsandi, a number of smaller islands, adjacent parts of western Saaremaa and the Harilaid peninsula on Saaremaa, all in Kihelkonna Parish....	241

Finland

Name	| Area (km²)
Vanhankaupunginlahti Vanhankaupunginlahti Vanhankaupunginselkä is a bay area which together with parts of adjoining Viikki district constitute a natural conservation zone near downtown Helsinki in the southern part of Finland...	5.08

France

Name	| Area (km²)
Baie de Somme Somme River The Somme is a river in Picardy, northern France. The name Somme comes from a Celtic word meaning tranquility. The department Somme was named after this river....	170
Baie du Mont Saint-Michel	620
Basse-Mana	590
Basses Vallées Angenvines	65
Bassin du Drugeon	59
Camargue Camargue The Camargue is the region located south of Arles, France, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône River delta. The eastern arm is called the Grand Rhône; the western one is the Petit Rhône....	850
Etang de Biguglia	20
Etangs de la Champagne humide Champagne, France Champagne is a historic province in the northeast of France, now best known for the sparkling white wine that bears its name.Formerly ruled by the counts of Champagne, its western edge is about 100 miles east of Paris. The cities of Troyes, Reims, and Épernay are the commercial centers of the area...	1,350
Etangs de la Petite Woëvre	53
Etangs du Lindre, Forêt du Romersberg et zones voisines	53
Golfe du Morbihan Gulf of Morbihan The Gulf of Morbihan is a natural harbour on the coast of the Département of Morbihan in the south of Brittany, France. This English name is taken from the French version: le golfe du Morbihan...	230
Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin de la Guadeloupe	200
Grande Brière Brière Brière is the marsh area to the north of the Loire estuary in France at its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean. The residents of Brière are called Brièrons...	190
La Brenne Parc naturel régional de la Brenne The Parc naturel régional de la Brenne is an large Parc naturel régional located in the Indre of France. It was founded December 22, 1982. Of old, La Brenne was a region in the old French provinces of Berry and Touraine, west of Châteauroux and east of Tournon-Saint-Martin.The park is cut in two...	1,400
La Petite Camargue Camargue The Camargue is the region located south of Arles, France, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône River delta. The eastern arm is called the Grand Rhône; the western one is the Petit Rhône....	370
Lac de Grand-Lieu	63
Lac du Bourget Lac du Bourget The lac du Bourget is a lake in the Savoie department of France. It is the largest and the deepest lake located entirely within France. The most important town on its shore is Aix-les-Bains. Chambéry, the capital of Savoie, lies about 10 km south of the lake. The lake is named after the town Le...  - Marais de Chautagne	55
Marais De Kaw	1,370
Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin, Baie des Veys	325
Marais du Fier d'Ars	45
Marais salants de Guérande et du Més	52
Rives du Lac Léman Lake Geneva Lake Geneva or Lake Léman is a lake in Switzerland and France. It is one of the largest lakes in Western Europe. 59.53 % of it comes under the jurisdiction of Switzerland , and 40.47 % under France...	33

Georgia

Name	| Area (km²)
Central Kolkheti Ramsar site (both sides of the Rioni River Rioni River The Rioni or Rion River is the main river of western Georgia. It originates in the Caucasus Mountains, in the region of Racha and flows west to the Black Sea, entering it north of the city of Poti...  mouth along the central part of the eastern Black Sea Black Sea The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...  coast)	337
Ispani peat bog, near the city of Kobuleti Kobuleti Kobuleti is a town in Georgia's southwestern region of Ajaria. It is situated on the eastern coast of the Black Sea. Kobuleti is a sea resort, visited annually by Georgians and many former Soviet Union residents. From the 17th century into the 19th, Kobuleti was a fiefdom of the Tavdgiridze...	5

Germany

Name	| Area (km²)
Danube floodplains Danube The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....  & Donaumoos	80
Elbe river floodplains Elbe The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...  between Schnackenburg Schnackenburg Schnackenburg is a town in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Elbe. It is part of the Samtgemeinde Gartow.-Etymology of the toponym:...  and Lauenburg	75
Bodden Bodden Bodden are brackish bodies of water along the southwestern shores of the Baltic Sea, primarily in Germany's state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern around the island of Rügen. They have a distinctive geological origin and are enclosed by peninsulae, spits and islands, leaving only narrow connections to...  Sea: Rügen Rügen Rügen is Germany's largest island. Located in the Baltic Sea, it is part of the Vorpommern-Rügen district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.- Geography :Rügen is located off the north-eastern coast of Germany in the Baltic Sea...  - Hiddensee Hiddensee Hiddensee is a carfree island in the Baltic Sea, located west of Rügen on the German coast.The island, located 54°33' north longitude 13°07' east, has about 1,300 inhabitants. It was a popular vacation destination for East German tourists during German Democratic Republic times and continues to...  - Zingst Zingst Zingst Peninsula is the easternmost portion of the three-part Fischland-Darß-Zingst Peninsula, located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany between the cities Rostock and Stralsund on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea. The area is part of the Pomeranian coast...	258
Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...  Wadden Sea Wadden Sea The Wadden Sea is an intertidal zone in the southeastern part of the North Sea. It lies between the coast of northwestern continental Europe and the range of Frisian Islands, forming a shallow body of water with tidal flats and wetlands. It is rich in biological diversity...  and adjacent areas	4549
Lake Starnberg Lake Starnberg Lake Starnberg , 25 kilometers southwest of Munich in southern Bavaria, is Germany's fifth largest freshwater lake and, due to its large average depth, the second richest in water...	57
Lower Saxony Lower Saxony Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...  Wadden Sea, East Frisia East Frisia East Frisia or Eastern Friesland is a coastal region in the northwest of the German federal state of Lower Saxony.... n Wadden Sea & Dollart Dollart The Dollart is a bay between northern Netherlands and Germany, on the west side of the estuary of the Ems river. Most of it dries at low tide. Many water birds feed there.- Gaining from and losing to the sea :...	1216

Greece

Name	| Area (km²)
Amvrakikos Gulf	236.49
Artificial Lake Kerkini	109.96
Axios, Loudias, Aliakmon Delta	118.08
Evros Delta	92.67
Kotychi Lagoons	63.02
Lake Mikri Prespa	50.78
Lake Vistionis, Porto Lagos, Lake Ismaris, and adjoining lagoons	243.96
Lakes Volvi Lake Volvi Bolbe He Bolbe limne, Greek: Λίμνη Βόλβη, modern: Limni Volvi, was the name of a lake in Mygdonia, located at no great distance from the Aegean Sea. It is about in length, and in breadth. The lake emptied itself into the Strymon Gulf by means of a stream flowing through the pass once known as... , and Koronia Lake Koronia Lake Koroneia is a lake in the heart of the prefecture of Thessaloniki in the Mygdonian basin in the Langada province, Greece. The lake is also known as Agios Vasileios from an homynous village or Lake Langada. It is located a few kilometres east of downtown Thessaloniki and in the north side is...	163.88
Messolonghi-Etoliko Lagoons Messolonghi-Etoliko Lagoons The Mesolonghi-Aitoliko lagoons complex is located in the north part of the Gulf of Patras in the central west coast of Greece . It is one of the most important Mediterranean lagoons. It is a shallow area of 150 km2, extended between the Acheloos and Evinos rivers...	33.87
Nestos Delta and adjoining lagoons	219.30

Isle of Man

(as of June 16, 2007)

Name	| Area (km2)
Ballaugh Curragh, Ballaugh Ballaugh Ballaugh is a small village on the Isle of Man in the parish of the same name. It is the only village in the parish.-Village:The village is situated on the main A3 Castletown to Ramsey road about seven miles west of Ramsey...   (06/09/06)	1.93

Italy

Name	| Area (km2)
Bacino dell'Angitola	9
Biviere di Gela Gela Gela is a town and comune in the province of Caltanissetta in the south of Sicily, Italy. The city is at about 84 kilometers distance from the city of Caltanissetta, on the Mediterranean Sea. The city has a larger population than the provincial capital, and ranks second in land area.Gela is an...	2.6
Isola Boscone	2.0
Lago dei Monaci	0.9
Lago di Barrea	3.0
Lago di Matzi	4.1
Lago di Caprolace	2.3
Lago di Fogliano	4.0
Lago di Nazzano	2.7
Lago di Sabaudia Sabaudia Sabaudia is a coastal town in the province of Latina, Lazio, central Italy. Sabaudia's center is characterized by several examples of Fascist architecture.-History:...	15
Lago di Tovel Lago di Tovel Lago di Tovel is a lake in Trentino, Italy. At an elevation of 1178 m, its surface area is 0.38 km².The lake has been recognised as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention in 1980....	0.4
Laguna di Marano: Foci dello Stella	14
Laguna di Orbetello Orbetello Orbetello is a town and comune in the province of Grosseto , Italy. It is located c. 35 km south of Grosseto, on the eponymous lagoon, which is home to an important Natural Reserve.-History:...	9
Laguna di Venezia Venetian Lagoon The Venetian Lagoon is the enclosed bay of the Adriatic Sea in which the city of Venice is situated. Its name in the Venetian language, Laguna Veneta— cognate of Latin lacus, "lake"— has provided the international name for an enclosed, shallow embayment of saltwater, a lagoon.The Venetian Lagoon... : Valle Averto	5
Le Cesine	6
Ortazzo e Ortazzino	4.4
Palude Brabbia (near Cazzago Brabbia Cazzago Brabbia Cazzago Brabbia is a comune in the province of Varese, in Lombardy....	4.6
Palude della Diaccia Botrona	25
Palude di Bolgheri	5
Palude di Colfiorito	1.6
Palude di Ostiglia Ostiglia Ostiglia is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Mantua....	1.2
Piallassa della Baiona e Risega	16
Pian di Spagna - Lago di Mezzola Lago di Mezzola Lago di Mezzola is a small lake in the Italian region of Lombardy. It lies between the Pian di Spagna to the south, which divides it from Lake Como and is an ecologically important wetland habitat, and the Piano di Chiavenna to the north, which leads up to Chiavenna...	17
Punte Alberete	4.8
Sacca di Bellocchio	2.2
Saline di Cervia Cervia Cervia is a town and comune in the province of Ravenna , central Italy.-History:Originally called Ficocle, it was probably of Greek origin and was located midway from current Cervia and Ravenna...	8
Saline di Margherita di Savoia Saline di Margherita di Savoia Saline di Margherita di Savoia is a salt marsh in the province of Foggia in Apulia. The marsh is on the coast of Italy bordering the Gulf of Manfredonia in the Adriatic Sea. The marsh consists of several canals running longitudinally and transversely relative to the coast. Two channels connect the...	39
Stagno di Cábras	36
Stagno di Cagliari Stagno di Cagliari thumb|Greater Flamingos in one of the evaporation ponds of the Stagno di Cagliari.The Stagno di Santa Gilla or Stagno di Cagliari is a coastal lagoon at the mouths of the rivers Cixerri and Mannu near Cagliari, on the Golfo degli Angeli in southern Sardinia, Italy...  (a.k.a. Santa Gilla)	35
Stagno di Corru S'Ittiri, Stagni di San Giovanni e Marceddì	26
Stagno di Mistras	7
Stagno di Molentargius	14
Stagno di Pauli Maiori	2.9
Stagno di Sale Porcus	3.3
Stagno di S'Ena Arrubia	2.2
Torbiere d'Iseo	3.3
Torre Guaceto	9
Valle Bertuzzi	31
Valle Campotto e Bassarone	14
Valle Cavanata	2.4
Valle di Gorino	13
Valle Santa	2.6
Valli del Mincio Mincio Mincio is a river in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.Called the Sarca River before entering Lake Garda, it flows from there about 65 km past Mantua into the Po River....	11
Valli residue del comprensorio di Comacchio Valli di Comacchio The Valli di Comacchio, meaning "fish basins of Comacchio", are a series of contiguous brackish lagoons situated to the south of Comacchio, close to the Adriatic coast of the region of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy...	135
Vendicari	15
Vincheto di Cellarda	1.0

Jersey

Jersey

Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...

Name	| Area (km2)
Les Écrehous Écréhous The Écréhous are a group of islands and rocks situated six miles north-east of Jersey . They form part of the Bailiwick of Jersey and are administratively part of the Parish of St...  and Les Dirouilles Les Dirouilles Les Dirouilles are a range of rocks to the North-East of Jersey.They have a large range of names, taken individually, and are also known as just Les Pièrres .-External links:*...	54.59
Les Minquiers Minquiers The Minquiers are a group of islands and rocks situated 9 miles south of Jersey forming part of the Bailiwick of Jersey....	95.75
Les Pierres de Lecq Pierres de Lecq Les Pierres de Lecq or the Paternosters are a group of uninhabitable rocks or a reef in the Bailiwick of Jersey between Jersey and Sark, 6 km north of Grève de Lecq in Saint Mary, and 22.4 km west of the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy.Only three of the rocks remain visible at high tide: L'Êtaîthe...	5.12

Kazakhstan

Name	| Area (km2)
Alakol-Sasykkol Lakes System	9,15
Koibagar-Tyuntyugur Lake System
Kulykol-Taldykol Lake System
Naurzum Lake System
Lakes of the lower Turgay & Irgiz
Tengiz-Korgalzhyn Lake System	3,533
Ural River Ural River The Ural or Jayıq/Zhayyq , known as Yaik before 1775, is a river flowing through Russia and Kazakhstan. It arises in the southern Ural Mountains and ends at the Caspian Sea. Its total length is 1,511 mi making it the third longest river in Europe after the Volga and the Danube...  Delta and adjacent Caspian Sea Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...  coast
Zharsor-Urkash Lake System

Latvia

Name	| Area (km2)
Lake Engure Lake Engure Lake Engure is a lake in the western part of Latvia, in the Talsi district. It is the third largest lake in the country after Lake Lubāns and Lake Rāzna....	0.2
Lake Kaņieris Lake Kaņieris Kaņieris is a lake in Latvia located in the Ķemeri National Park west of the city of Jūrmala. It is a former lagoon of the prehictoric Littorina Sea. Since 1995 it is designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance....
Lubana Wetland Complex
Northern Bogs
Pape Wetland Complex
Teici and Pelecares bogs

Luxembourg

Name	| Area (km2)
Haff Réimech	3.1

Macedonia

Name	| Area (~ha)
Lake Dojran	2,696
Lake Prespa Lake Prespa Prespa is the name of two freshwater lakes in southeast Europe, shared by Greece, Albania, and Macedonia. Of the total surface area, belongs to Macedonia, to Greece and to Albania...	18,920

Monaco

Name	| Area (km2)
Réserve sous-marine du Larvotto et zone côtière du Portier	0.1

Poland

• Biebrza National Park
  Biebrza National Park
  Biebrza National Park is a national park in Podlaskie Voivodeship, northeastern Poland, situated along the Biebrza River.The largest of Poland’s 23 National Parks, the Biebrza National Park was created on September 9, 1993...
  
   (north-east Poland), 592 km²
• Drużno Lake Nature Reserve (near the Vistula
  Vistula
  The Vistula is the longest and the most important river in Poland, at 1,047 km in length. The watershed area of the Vistula is , of which lies within Poland ....
  
   delta), 31 km²
• Karaś Lake
  Karas Lake
  Karaś is a lake in the Masurian Lake District of north-eastern Poland, from the town of Iława in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.The lake is the site of a nature reserve, established in 1958 and covering an area of . Since 1984 it has been protected under the Ramsar convention as an important...
  
   Nature Reserve (in the Masurian Lake District), 8 km²
• Karkonosze National Park
  Karkonosze National Park
  The Karkonosze National Park is a National Park in the Karkonosze Mountains in southwestern Poland.The park is located in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, along the border with the Czech Republic. It was created in 1959 to cover an area of 55.10 km²; today it is slightly larger at , of which 17.18 km²...
  
  , subalpine peat bogs (near the Czech
  Czech Republic
  The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
  
   border), 0.4 km²
• Łuknajno Lake Nature Reserve (in the Masurian Lake District), 7 km²
• Milicz Ponds
  Milicz Ponds
  The Milicz Ponds are a group of about 100 fish ponds in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland, in the valley of the river Barycz, close to the towns of Milicz and Żmigród...
  
   Nature Reserve (within Barycz Valley Landscape Park
  Barycz Valley Landscape Park
  Barycz Valley Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland. Established in 1996, it covers an area of ....
  
  , south-west Poland), 53 km²
• Narew National Park
  Narew National Park
  Narew National Park is a National Park in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, traversed by the Narew River. The total area of the Park is , of which only 20.57 km² is state-owned. Narew National Park was created in 1996....
  
   (north-east Poland), 73.5 km²
• Polesie National Park
  Polesie National Park
  Polesie National Park is a National Park in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, in the Polish part of the historical region of Polesie. Created in 1990 over an area of 48.13 square kilometres, it covers a number of former peat-bog preserves: Durne Bagno, Jezioro Moszne, Jezioro Długie, Torfowisko...
  
   (east Poland), 98 km²
• Seven Island Lake Nature Reserve
  Seven Island Lake Nature Reserve
  Seven Island Lake Nature Reserve is a nature reserve established in 1956 around Oświn lake in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia...
  
   (near the Russia
  Russia
  Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
  
  n border), 10 km²
• Świdwie
  Swidwie
  Świdwie is a lake in north-western Poland, being the site of a nature reserve and a Ramsar site .The lake is situated in West Pomeranian Voivodeship at the edge of the Wkrzańska Forest. It has an area of approximately . It lies on the Gunica river....
  
   Nature Reserve (in Wkrzańska Forest in north-west Poland), 8.9 km²
• Słowiński National Park
  Słowiński National Park
  Słowiński National Park is a National Park in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It is situated on the Baltic coast, between Łeba and Rowy. The northern boundary of the Park consists of of coastline.-History:...
  
   (on the Baltic
  Baltic Sea
  The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
  
   coast), 182 km²
• Ujście Warty National Park
  Ujscie Warty National Park
  The Ujście Warty National Park, also, Warta River Mouth National Park, is the youngest of Poland's 23 National Parks. It was created on June 19, 2001, in the region of the lowest stretch of the Warta river, up to its confluence with the Odra , which marks the Polish–German border. The Park...
  
   (confluence of the Warta and Oder
  Oder
  The Oder is a river in Central Europe. It rises in the Czech Republic and flows through western Poland, later forming of the border between Poland and Germany, part of the Oder-Neisse line...
  
  ), 42 km²
• Wigry National Park
  Wigry National Park
  Wigry National Park is a National Park in Podlaskie Voivodeship in north-eastern Poland. It covers parts of the Masurian Lake District and Augustów Primeval Forest . It is named after lake Wigry, the largest of the Park's many lakes...
  
   (north-east Poland), 151 km²

Romania

Name	| Area (km2)
Danube Delta Danube Delta The Danube Delta is the second largest river delta in Europe, after the Volga Delta, and is the best preserved on the continent. The greater part of the Danube Delta lies in Romania , while its northern part, on the left bank of the Chilia arm, is situated in Ukraine . The approximate surface is...	3446

Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

Name	| Area (ha)
Labudovo okno	3733
Lake Ludaš	593
Obedska bara	17501
Peštersko polje Pešter thumb|right|[[Northern Lapwing]]Pešter or Pešterska visoravan is a karst plateau in southwestern Serbia, in the Raška region. It lies at the altitude of 900–1200 meters. The territory of the plateau is mostly located in the municipality of Sjenica, with parts belonging to Novi Pazar and Tutin...	3455
Slano Kopovo	976
Stari Begej - Carska Bara	1767

Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

There are 49 Ramsar sites with a total of up to 173,126 ha

Hectare

The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...

.

• Aiguamolls de l’Empordà, Cataluña. 26/03/93 - 4.784 ha - 42°14′N 03°06′E
• Albufera de Adra, Andalucía. 04/10/94 - 75 ha - 36°45′N 02°57′W
• Albufera de Valencia, Valencian Community
  Valencian Community
  The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
  
  . 05/12/89 - 21,000 ha
  Hectare
  The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
  
   - 39°20′N 00°21′W
• Bahía de Cádiz, Andalucía. 24/10/02 - 10.000 ha - 36°30′N 06°11′W
• Colas del Embalse de Ullibarri, País Vasco. 24/10/02 - 397 ha
  Hectare
  The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
  
   - 42°54′N 02°33′W
• Complejo de Corrubedo, Galicia. 26/03/93 - 550 ha - 42°33′N 09°02′W
• Complejo intermareal Umia-Grove, Galicia. 05/12/89 - 2,561 ha - 42°28′N 08°50′W
• Complejo lagunar de La Albuera, Extremadura
  Extremadura
  Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Spain whose capital city is Mérida. Its component provinces are Cáceres and Badajoz. It is bordered by Portugal to the west...
  
  . 20/12/02 - 1.878 ha - 38°42′N 06°46′W
• Delta del Ebro, Cataluña. 26/03/93 - 7.736 ha - 40°43′N 00°44′E
• Embalse de las Cañas, Navarra. 18/11/96 - 101 ha - 42°29′N 02°24′W
• Embalse de Orellana, Extremadura
  Extremadura
  Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Spain whose capital city is Mérida. Its component provinces are Cáceres and Badajoz. It is bordered by Portugal to the west...
  
  . 26/03/93 - 5,500 ha - 38°59′N 05°32′W
• Embalses de Cordobilla y Malpasillo, Andalucía. 04/10/94 - 1,972 ha 37°19′N 04°40′W
• Lago de Banyoles, Cataluña. 20/12/02 - 1,033 ha - 42°08′N 02°46′E
• Lago de Caicedo-Yuso y Salinas de Añana
  Salt Valley of Añana
  The Salt Valley of Añana is one of the most spectacular and best preserved inland saltworks. Its value not only lies in its particular architecture or on its almost 1200 years of documented history, or even in its geological features, biodiversity or landscape values, but in the union in perfect...
  
  , País Vasco. 24/10/02 - 26 ha - 42°48′N 02°59′W
• Laguna de Chiprana, Aragón
  Aragon
  Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
  
  . 07/06/94 - 162 ha - 41°13′N 00°12′W
• Laguna de El Hito, Castilla-La Mancha. 20/12/02 - 573 ha - 39°52′N 02°41′W
• Laguna de Fuente de Piedra, Andalucía. 08/08/83 - 1,364 ha - 37°07′N 04°46′W
• Laguna de Gallocanta
  Laguna de Gallocanta
  The Gallocanta Lake is an endorheic lake located just to the south of Gallocanta village, between the Aragonese comarcas of Campo de Daroca and Comarca del Jiloca, Aragon, Spain...
  
  , Aragón
  Aragon
  Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
  
  . 07/06/94 6,720 ha - 40°58′N 01°33′W
• Laguna de la Nava de Fuentes, Castilla y León. 24/10/02 - 307 ha - 42°04′N 04°45′W
• Laguna de la Vega (o del Pueblo), Castilla-La Mancha. 05/12/89 - 34 ha 39°25′N 02°56′W
• Laguna de Manjavacas, Castilla-La Mancha. 26/03/93 - 231 ha - 39°25′N 02°50′W
• Laguna de Pitillas, Navarra. 18/11/96 - 216 ha - 42°24′N 01°34′W
• Laguna del Prado, Castilla-La Mancha. 26/03/93 - 52 ha - 38°55′N 03°49′W
• Laguna y Arenal de Valdoviño, Galicia. 26/03/93 - 255 ha - 43°37′N 08°10′W
• Lagunas de Alcázar de San Juan, Castilla-La Mancha. 26/03/93 - 240 ha 39°24′N 03°15′W
• Lagunas de Cádiz (Laguna de Medina y Laguna Salada), Andalucía. 05/12/89 - 158 ha - 36°37′N 06°03′W
• Lagunas de la Mata y Torrevieja, Valencian Community
  Valencian Community
  The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
  
  . 05/12/89 - 3,693 ha 38°00′N 00°42′W
• Lagunas de Laguardia (Alava): Carralogroño, Carravalseca, Prao de la Paul y Musco, País Vasco. 09/12/96 - 45 ha - 42°32′N 02°33′W
• Lagunas de Puebla de Beleña, Castilla-La Mancha. 20/12/02 - 191 ha 40°53′N 03°15′W
• Lagunas de Villafáfila, Castilla y León
  Kingdom of León
  The Kingdom of León was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. It was founded in AD 910 when the Christian princes of Asturias along the northern coast of the peninsula shifted their capital from Oviedo to the city of León...
  
  . 05/12/89 - 2,854 ha - 41°49′N 05°37′W
• Lagunas del sur de Córdoba (Zóñar, Rincón y Amarga), Andalucía. 05/12/89 - 86 ha 37°29′N 04°41′W
• Las Tablas de Daimiel
  Tablas de Daimiel National Park
  Tablas de Daimiel National Park is a nature reserve in south-central Spain on La Mancha plain in the province of Ciudad Real. It is a wetland in an arid part of Spain. Tablas de Daimiel is the smallest of Spain's fourteen national parks...
  
  , Castilla-La Mancha. MR 04/05/82 - 1,928 ha - 39°09′N 03°40′W
• Mar Menor
  Mar Menor
  Mar Menor is a salty lagoon, in the south-east of the autonomous Community of Murcia, in Spain, separated from the Mediterranean sea by La Manga, a sandbar 22km in length and with a variable width from 100 to 1200m....
  
  , Region of Murcia
  Region of Murcia
  The Region of Murcia is an autonomous community of Spain located in the southeast of the country, between Andalusia and Valencian Community, on the Mediterranean coast....
  
  . 04/10/94 - 14,933 ha - 37°43′N 00°48′W
• Marismas de Santoña
  Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park
  The Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park is an estuary in Cantabria, protected as a natural park. It is one of the wetlands of most ecological value in the north of Spain, and is used as a winter refuge and migratory passage by many species of birds and fishes.Formed by the Asón River,...
  
  , Cantabria
  Cantabria
  Cantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...
  
  . 04/10/94 - 6,907 ha - 43°25′N 03°26′W
• Marismas del Odiel, Andalucía. 05/12/89 7,185 ha 37°17′N 06°55′W
• Marjal de Pego-Oliva, Valencian Community
  Valencian Community
  The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
  
  . 04/10/94 - 1,290 ha - 38°52′N 00°04′W
• Parque Nacional de Doñana, Andalucía. MR 04/05/82 - 50,720 ha 36°57′N 06°19′W
• Parque Natural del Hondó
  El Hondo
  The Natural Park of El Fondo is located within the municipal boundaries of Elx/Elche and Crevillent both of which are within the comarca of Baix Vinalopó in the south of the Valencian Community in the east of Spain...
  
  , Valencian Community
  Valencian Community
  The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
  
  . 05/12/89 - 2,387 ha - 38°10′N 00°42′W
• Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca, Valencian Community
  Valencian Community
  The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
  
  . 05/12/89 - 812 ha 40°14′N 00°12′E
• Ría de Mundaka-Guernika, País Vasco. 26/03/93 - 945 ha 43°22′N 02°40′E
• Ría del Eo, Galicia, Asturias
  Asturias
  The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
  
  . 04/10/94 - 1,740 ha - 43°42′N 07°01′W
• Rías de Ortigueira y Ladrido, Galicia. 05/12/89 - 2,920 ha - 43°42′N 07°47′W
• Saladar de Jandía, Canarias
  Canarias
  Canarias may mean:* The Spanish Canary Islands * The Canarias class cruiser* The Spanish cruiser Canarias...
  
  . 24/10/02 - 127 ha - 28°03′N 14°20′W
• S’Albufera de Mallorca, Baleares. 05/12/89 - 1,700 ha - 39°49′N 03°07′E
• Salburua
  Salburua
  Salburua is a wetland formed by several lakes , along with spaces and a small oak empradizados. It was dried centuries ago to transform the area into farmland...
  
  , País Vasco. 24/10/02 - 174 ha - 42°51′N 02°39′W
• Salinas de Ibiza y Formentera, Baleares. 30/11/93 - 1,640 ha - 38°46′N 01°26′E
• Salinas de Santa Pola, Valencian Community
  Valencian Community
  The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
  
  . 05/12/89 - 2,496 ha - 38°08′N 00°37′W
• Salinas del Cabo de Gata
  Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park
  Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park is a natural park in Andalusia, Spain, near the city of Almería. It is the largest terrestrial-maritime reserve in the European Western Mediterranean Sea, covering 460 km² including the town of Carboneras, the mountain range of Sierra de Cabo de Gata, and...
  
  , Andalucía. 05/12/89 - 300 ha - 36°44′N 02°12′W
• Txingudi, País Vasco. 24/10/02 - 128 ha - 43°20′N 01°47′W

Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

Name	| Area (km2)
Aloppkölen - Köpmankölen	201
Ånnsjön	110
Asköviken - Sörfjärden	122
Åsnen Åsnen Åsnen is a large lake in southern Småland, Sweden, roughly 150 km² in size. The river Mörrumsån flows south from Åsnen into the Baltic Sea. The lake lies south of Alvesta and Växjö and northwest of Tingsryd and is the second-largest lake in Smålands, after Bolmen. Approximately 19 km² of the...	168
Blekinge skärgård	125
Dalälven - Färnebofjärden Färnebofjärden Färnebofjärden is a Swedish National Park in Uppsala County and Gävleborg County, on the border between Svealand and Norrland around the lower Dalälven River.-External links:* from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency...	173
Dättern	40.1
Dumme mosse	33.5
Emån Emån Emån is a stream in southern Sweden, rising just north of Bodafors in the highlands of Småland and running approximately 220 kilometers to the Baltic Sea just south of Oskarshamn....	15.8
Falsterbo Falsterbo Falsterbo is a town located at the south-western tip of Sweden in Vellinge Municipality in Skåne County. Falsterbo is situated in the southern part of the Falsterbo peninsula. It is part of Skanör med Falsterbo, one of Sweden's historical cities.-History:...  - Foteviken	75.3
Fylleån Fylleån Fylleån is a river in Sweden....	9.1
Gammelstadsviken	4.36
Getterön Nature Reserve Getterön Nature Reserve Getterön Nature Reserve is a nature reserve at Getterön in Varberg Municipality, Sweden. It consists of parts of the peninsula Getterön and an area to the north. It has an area of 350 hectares, of which 235 are land...	4.5
Gotland Gotland Gotland is a county, province, municipality and diocese of Sweden; it is Sweden's largest island and the largest island in the Baltic Sea. At 3,140 square kilometers in area, the region makes up less than one percent of Sweden's total land area... s eastern coast	49
Helgeån	80.5
Hjälstaviken	7.7
Hornborgasjön	65.1
Hovran with surroundings	48.6
Kallgate - Hejnum	16.5
Kilsviken	90.9
Klingavälsån - Krankesjön	39.7
Komosse	40.7
Kvismaren	7.8
Laidaure	41.5
Lundåkra vik	19.8
Mörrumsån Mörrumsån Mörrumsån is a river in Blekinge County and Kronoberg County, Sweden. It is roughly 185 km long, with its tributary in the lake Asnen, from which it flows south, into the Baltic Sea.-External links:*...  - Pukavik Pukavik Pukavik is a bimunicipal locality situated in Sölvesborg Municipality and Karlshamn Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 283 inhabitants in 2005....	27.4
Mossaträsk - Stormyran	9.5
Nordre älvs estuary Estuary An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....	72.1
Öland Öland ' is the second largest Swedish island and the smallest of the traditional provinces of Sweden. Öland has an area of 1,342 km² and is located in the Baltic Sea just off the coast of Småland. The island has 25,000 inhabitants, but during Swedish Midsummer it is visited by up to 500,000 people... s eastern coast	84.6
Oldflån - Flån Flan Crème caramel , flan , or caramel custard is a custard dessert with a layer of soft caramel on top, as opposed to crème brûlée, which is custard with a hard caramel top...	101
Östen Östen Eysteinn was the son of Eadgils and Yrsa of Saxony. He was the father of Ingvar. The Eysteinn tumulus in Västerås near Östanbro has been linked to King Eysteinn by some popular historians...	10.1
Ottenby Ottenby Ottenby is a nature reserve at the southern tip of the island of Öland in Sweden. Ottenby was previously a royal game reserve stocked with fallow deer, and King Charles X Gustav of Sweden built a drystone wall to confine the native deer...	16.1
Persöfjärden	33.2
Sjaunja	1,886
Skälderviken	13.5
Southern Bråviken Bråviken Bråviken is a bay of the Baltic sea that is located near Norrköping in Östergötland, Sweden....	36.1
Stigfjorden	69.4
Stockholms outer archipelago	150
Store Mosse and Kävsjön	75.8
Storkölen	70.4
Sulsjön - Sulån	3.5
Svartån in Västmanland Västmanland ' is a historical Swedish province, or landskap, in middle Sweden. It borders Södermanland, Närke, Värmland, Dalarna and Uppland.The name comes from "West men", referring to the people west of Uppland, the core province of early Sweden.- Administration :...	22.3
Tåkern Tåkern Lake Tåkern is a lake in Östergötland County, Sweden. It is considered one of northern Europe's foremost bird lakes. It is 12 km long and 8 km wide, with an average depth only 0.8 metres . The lake lies around 20 km west of Mjölby, bordering in the west to Omberg. The whole lake, with the...	56.5
Tärnasjön	118
Tavvavuoma	287
Tjålmejaure - Laisdalen	214
Tönnersjöheden - Årshultsmyren	123
Träslövsläge Träslövsläge Träslövsläge is a locality situated in Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 1,985 inhabitants in 2005.Träslövsläge has a fishing harbour...  - Morups Tånge	19.9
Tysjöarna	4.1
Umeälvs delta	10.4
Western Lake Roxen	41.7

Switzerland

Name	| Area (km2)
Bolle di Magadino	7
Fanel et Chablais de Cudrefin Cudrefin Cudrefin is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:thumb|left|CudrefinCudrefin has an area, , of . Of this area, or 60.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.8% is forested...	12
Kaltbrunner Riet	1.5
Klingnauer Stausee	3.6
Le Rhône genevois-Vallons de l'Allondon Allondon The Allondon is a river which flows for some 22km between France and Switzerland in the Rhône Alps area. Its source is located in the commune of Échenevex in the Ain department and ends in the river Rhône at the village of Russin in the canton of Geneva of Switzerland....  et de La Laire	20
Les Grangettes Les Grangettes Les Grangettes is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...	3.3
Niederried Stausee	3.0
Rive sud du Lac de Neuchâtel	17

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

Name	| Area (km2)
Akyatan Lagoon Akyatan Lagoon Akyatan lagoon is a 14700-hectare wetland ecosystem that is designated as Wetland of International Importance by Ramsar Convention. A major stop over for migrating birds, Akyatan is recognized as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International...	49
Gediz delta	400

Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

Name	| Area (km2)
Bakotska Bay, Khmelnytska Oblast	15.9
Berda River mouth, Berdianka Spit, Berdianska Bay, Zaporizka Oblast	18
Big Chapelsk Depression, Khersonska Oblast	23.59
Bilosaraiska Bay, Bilosaraiska Spit, Donetska Oblast	20
Cape Kazantyp, Crimea Crimea Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...	2.51
Cape Opuk Crimea	7.75
Central Syvash, Khersonska Oblast, Crimea	800
Desna River Desna River Desna is a river in Russia and Ukraine, left tributary of the Dnieper. The word means "right hand" in the Old East Slavic language. Its length is , and its drainage basin covers ....  floodplains Sumska Oblast	42.7
Dniester Dniester The Dniester is a river in Eastern Europe. It runs through Ukraine and Moldova and separates most of Moldova's territory from the breakaway de facto state of Transnistria.-Names:... -Turunchuk crossrivers area, Odeska Oblast	760
Dnipro-Oril floodplains, Dnipropetrovska Oblast	25.6
Dnipro River Delta, Khersonska Oblast	260
Eastern Syvash Khersonska Oblast, Crimea	1,650
Karkinitska Bay, Dzharylgatska Bay Khersonska Oblast, Crimea	870
Karadag  Crimea	2.24
Kryva Bay, Kryva Spit, Donetska Oblast	14
Kugurlui Lake, Odeska Oblast	65
Kyliiske Mouth @ Bastroe Channel, Odeska Oblast	328
Lake Kartal, Odeska Oblast	5
Lake Synevyr, Zakarpatska Oblast	0.29
Lower Smotrych River Smotrych River The Smotrych River is a left tributary of the Dniester, flowing through the Podillia upland of western Ukraine. Its length is 169 km , and its drainage basin covers 1,800 km² . The average width of the river is 10-15 meters wide, and at one point exceeds 40 m. The historic city of... , Khmelnytska Oblast	14.8
Molochnyi Liman Molochnyi Liman Molochnyi Estuary, or Molochnyi Liman , is an estuary of the Molochna River, located on the north-western coast of the Sea of Azov.Parameters of the water body:* Length 32 km* Width 8 km* Depth 3 m* Area 168 km2...  Zaporizka Oblast	224
Northern Part of the Dniester Liman Dniester Liman Dniester Liman of Dniester Estuary is a liman, formed at the point where the river Dniester flows into the Black Sea. It is located in Ukraine, in Odessa Oblast. The city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi lies on its western shore and Ovidiopol on its eastern shore. Shabo, situated downstream of...  Odeska Oblast	200
Obytochna Spit Obytochna Spit Zaporizka Oblast	20
Perebrody Peatlands, Rivnenska Oblast	127.18
Polissia Mires Zhytomyrska Oblast	21.45
Prypiat River floodplains, Volynska Oblast	120
Sasyk Lake (Sasyk Liman), Odeska Oblast	210
Shagany-Alibei-Burnas Lakes System, Odeska Oblast	190
Shatsk Lakes Volynska Oblast	328.5
Stokhid River floodplains, Volynska Oblast	100
Tendrivska Bay, Khersonska Oblast	380
Tyligulskyi Liman, Odeska Oblast, Mykolaivska Oblast	260
Yagorlytska Bay Khersonska Oblast, Mykolaivska Oblast	340

United Kingdom

See also: Jersey, list of Ramsar sites in Scotland

Name	| Area (km2)
Abberton Reservoir Abberton Reservoir Abberton Reservoir is an artificial body of water located close to the coast of Essex in the east of England. It is 5 miles south-west of Colchester near the village of Layer de la Haye. Its geographical coordinates are ....   (Essex)	7.26
Alderney Alderney Alderney is the most northerly of the Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. It is long and wide. The area is , making it the third-largest island of the Channel Islands, and the second largest in the Bailiwick...  West Coast and the Burhou Islands Burhou Burhou is a small island approximately 1.4 miles northwest of Alderney that is part of the Channel Islands. It has no permanent residents, and is a bird sanctuary, so landing there is banned from March 15 to July 27...  (C.I.)	156.29
Akrotiri, Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...	21.71
Alde River Alde The River Alde is a river in Suffolk, England, with a source near Laxfield in the same area as the River Blyth. Initially a stream, it becomes tidal and widens considerably when it reaches Snape. It meanders east past Aldeburgh, after which this part of the river was named... -Ore River Ore The River Ore is the name of the final section of the River Alde in Suffolk, England from just above Orford to the sea. It has one tributary, the River Butley, and Havergate Island is found at their confluence....  Estuary (Suffolk)	25.47
Arun Valley River Arun The Arun is a river in the English county of West Sussex. Its source is a series of small streams in the St Leonard's Forest area, to the east of Horsham...  (W.Sussex)	52.9
Avon Valley River Avon, Hampshire The River Avon is a river in the south of England. The river rises in the county of Wiltshire and flows through the city of Salisbury and the county of Hampshire before reaching the English Channel through Christchurch Harbour in the county of Dorset....  (Hampshire)	13.85
Ballaugh Curragh (I.o.Man)	1.93
Ballynahone Bog Ballynahone Bog Ballynahone Bog is a raised bog, situated in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, about 3 km south of Maghera, on low-lying ground immediately north of the Moyola River about 14 km from its mouth at Lough Neagh...  (Co.Londonderry)	2.43
Belfast Lough Belfast Lough Belfast Lough is a large, natural intertidal sea lough at the mouth of the River Lagan on the east coast of Northern Ireland. The inner part of the lough comprises a series of mudflats and lagoons. The outer lough is restricted to mainly rocky shores with some small sandy bays...  (Co.Down, Co.Antrim)	4.32
Benfleet & Southend Marshes (Essex)	22.51
Bertha's Beach, Falkland Islands Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...	40
Black Bog Black Bog Black Bog is a raised bog in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, situated about 17km west of Cookstown. It is one of the two largest intact active bogs in Northern Ireland with hummock and hollow pool complexes and represents one of the best examples of this habitat type in the United...  (Co.Tyrone)	1.83
Blackwater Estuary Blackwater Estuary The Blackwater Estuary is the estuary of the Essex River Blackwater in south-east England.Oysters have been harvested from the estuary for more than a thousand years and there are remains of Anglo-Saxon era fish traps. At the head of the estuary is the town of Maldon, which is a centre of salt...  (Essex)	43.95
Booby Pond and Rookery, Cayman Islands Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...	8.2
Breydon Water Breydon Water Breydon Water is a massive stretch of sheltered estuary at Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England. It is at gateway to the Norfolk Broads. It is the UK's largest protected wetland. It is 5 km long and more than 1.5 km wide in places...  (Norfolk)	12.03
Bridgend Flats, Islay Islay -Prehistory:The earliest settlers on Islay were nomadic hunter-gatherers who arrived during the Mesolithic period after the retreat of the Pleistocene ice caps. In 1993 a flint arrowhead was found in a field near Bridgend dating from 10,800 BC, the earliest evidence of a human presence found so far...	3.31
Broadland (Norfolk)	46.23
Burry Inlet (Carmarthenshire)	66.72
Cairngorm Lochs	1.73
Caithness Lochs	13.79
Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands	1,435.03
Cameron Reservoir	0.69
Carlingford Lough Carlingford Lough Carlingford Lough is a glacial fjord or sea inlet that forms part of the border between Northern Ireland to the north and the Republic of Ireland to the south. On its northern shore is County Down and on its southern shore is County Louth...  (Co.Down, Co.Louth)	8.31
Castle Loch, Lochmaben Lochmaben Lochmaben is a small town in Scotland, and site of a once-important castle. It lies four miles west of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway.-Notable people:*Angus Douglas - Scottish internationalist footballer...  (Dumfries & Galloway)	1.08
Chesil Beach & The Fleet Chesil Beach Chesil Beach, sometimes called Chesil Bank, in Dorset, southern England is one of three major shingle structures in Britain. Its toponym is derived from the Old English ceosel or cisel, meaning "gravel" or "shingle"....  (Dorset)	7.48
Chichester Chichester Harbour Chichester Harbour is a large natural harbour to the south west of the city of Chichester on the Solent. It straddles the boundary of West Sussex and Hampshire. Geographically it is a ria. It is one of four natural harbours in that area of the coastline, the others being Portsmouth Harbour,...  and Langstone Harbour Langstone Harbour Langstone Harbour is an inlet of the English Channel in Hampshire, sandwiched between Portsea Island to the south and west, Hayling Island to the south and east, and Langstone to the north. Geographically it is a ria.... s (Hampshire)	58.1
Chippenham Fen (Cambridgeshire)	1.12
Claish Moss Claish Moss Claish Moss is an upland blanket bog on the south side of Loch Shiel, in the Sunart district of the west highlands of Scotland. A National Nature Reserve managed by Scottish Natural Heritage, the Moss is also designated as a Ramsar site of international importance , a Special Area of Conservation ,...	5.68
Coll Coll Coll is a small island, west of Mull in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Coll is known for its sandy beaches, which rise to form large sand dunes, for its corncrakes, and for Breachacha Castle.-Geography and geology:...  (Argyll & Bute	22.09
Colne Estuary (Essex Coast)	27.01
Cors Caron Cors Caron Cors Caron, also known as the Tregaron Bog, is a raised bog in Ceredigion, Wales which covers an area of approximately . Cors Caron represents the most intact surviving example of a raised bog landscape in the United Kingdom...  (Ceredigion)	8.74
Cors Fochno Cors Fochno Cors Fochno is a raised peat mire located near to the village of Borth, in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. Lying on the south side of the Dyfi estuary, it forms a component part of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve. It is the only UNESCO biosphere reserve in Wales...  & Dyfi (Ceredigion)	25.08
Corsydd Mon a Llyn (Anglesey and Llyn Fens)	6.26
Cromarty Firth Cromarty Firth The Cromarty Firth of Cromarty') is an arm of the North Sea in Scotland. It is the middle of the three sea lochs at the head of the Moray Firth: to the north lies the Dornoch Firth, and to the south the Beauly Firth....	37.47
Crouch & Roach Estuaries (Essex Coast)	17.36
Crymlyn Bog Crymlyn Bog Crymlyn Bog is a nature reserve and a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest of international significance, near Swansea, south Wales....	2.68
Cuilcagh Mountain	27.44
Deben Estuary (Suffolk)	9.79
Dee Estuary Dee Estuary The Dee Estuary is a large estuary by means of which the River Dee flows into Liverpool Bay. The estuary starts near Shotton after a five miles 'canalised' section and the river soon swells to be several miles wide forming the boundary between the Wirral Peninsula in north-west England and...  (Cheshire, Flintshire)	131.31
Dengie Dengie SPA Dengie SPA is a Special Protection Area on the North Sea coast of the English county of Essex.It consists of large, remote area of tidal mud-flats and salt marshes at the eastern end of the Dengie peninsula between the estuaries of the Blackwater and Crouch. St...  (Essex Coast)	31.27
Dersingham Bog Dersingham Bog Dersingham Bog National Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Norfolk, England and has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It contains three distinct habitats, mire, heath and woodland. Acid valley mire is found over much of the low-lying parts of the reserve where the ground is...  (Norfolk)	1.58
Diego Garcia Diego Garcia Diego Garcia is a tropical, footprint-shaped coral atoll located south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean at 7 degrees, 26 minutes south latitude. It is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory [BIOT] and is positioned at 72°23' east longitude....	354.24
Din Moss - Hoselaw Loch	0.51
Dornoch Firth Dornoch Firth The Dornoch Firth is a firth on the east coast of Highland, in northern Scotland. It forms part of the boundary between Ross and Cromarty, to the south, and Sutherland, to the north....  and Loch Fleet Loch Fleet Loch Fleet is a sea loch on the east coast of Scotland, located between Golspie and Dornoch. It forms the estuary of the River Fleet, a small spate river that rises in the hills east of Lairg.-Geography and geology:...	78.37
Dorset Heathlands (Dorset)	67.3
Duddon Estuary Duddon Estuary The Duddon Estuary is the sandy, gritty estuary of the River Duddon that lies between Morecambe Bay and the west Cumbrian coast.It opens into the Irish Sea to the north of the Furness peninsula; Walney Island forming part of its southern edge...	68.06
East Sanday Sanday, Orkney Sanday is one of the inhabited islands in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. With an area of , it is the third largest of the Orkney Islands. The main centres of population are Lady Village and Kettletoft. Sanday can be reached by Orkney Ferries or plane from Kirkwall on the...  Coast	15.15
Eilean Na Muice Duibhe (Duich Moss), Islay Islay -Prehistory:The earliest settlers on Islay were nomadic hunter-gatherers who arrived during the Mesolithic period after the retreat of the Pleistocene ice caps. In 1993 a flint arrowhead was found in a field near Bridgend dating from 10,800 BC, the earliest evidence of a human presence found so far...	5.76
Esthwaite Water Esthwaite Water Esthwaite Water is one of the smaller and lesser known lakes in the Lake District national park in northern England. It is situated between the much larger lakes of Windermere and Coniston Water, in the traditional county of Lancashire; since 1974 in the administrative county of Cumbria...	1.37
Exe Estuary Exe Estuary The Exe Estuary is an estuary on the south coast of Devon, England.The estuary starts just to the south of the city of Exeter, and extends south for approximately eight miles to meet the English Channel...  (Devon)	23.46
Fairy Water Bogs	2.24
Fala Flow	3.18
Fardrum and Roosky Turloughs	0.43
Firth of Forth Firth of Forth The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotland's River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea, between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh and East Lothian to the south...	63.14
Firth of Tay Firth of Tay The Firth of Tay is a firth in Scotland between the council areas of Fife, Perth and Kinross, the City of Dundee and Angus, into which Scotland's largest river in terms of flow, the River Tay, empties....  and Eden Estuary River Eden, Fife The River Eden is a river in Fife in Scotland, and is one of Fife's two principal rivers, along with the Leven. It is nearly 30 miles long and has a fall of around 90 metres...	69.18
Foulness Foulness Foulness is an island on the east coast of Essex in England, which is separated from the mainland by narrow creeks. The large island had a usually resident population of 212 people in the 2001 census, who live in the settlements of Churchend and Courtsend, at the north end of Foulness. The island...  (Essex Coast)	109.33
Garron Plateau	46.50
Garry Bog	15.5
Gibraltar Point Gibraltar Point Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve is an area of approximately in Lincolnshire, England.The reserve is owned by Lincolnshire County Council and East Lindsey District Council and is administered by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust...	4.14
Gladhouse Reservoir Gladhouse Reservoir Gladhouse Reservoir, formerly Moorfoot Loch, is a reservoir in Midlothian, Scotland, five miles south of Penicuik. It is the largest area of freshwater in the Lothians....	1.86
Greenlaw Moor	2.48
Gruinart Flats Gruinart Flats The Gruinart Flats is a low lying landform on the western part of the isle of Islay in Scotland. The locale is an important conservation area, having been designated as an SSSI. Much of the Gruinart Flats is a marshy area operated by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds... , Islay Islay -Prehistory:The earliest settlers on Islay were nomadic hunter-gatherers who arrived during the Mesolithic period after the retreat of the Pleistocene ice caps. In 1993 a flint arrowhead was found in a field near Bridgend dating from 10,800 BC, the earliest evidence of a human presence found so far...	32.61
Hamford Water	21.87
Holburn Lake and Moss Holburn Lake and Moss Holburn Lake and Moss is a nature reserve in Northumberland, England to the east of the village of Holburn.-The lake:The lake is artificial and was created in 1934. It supports wintering populations of European importance of Greylag geese from the Icelandic population. Birds such as Eurasian Wigeon...	0.28
Humber Estuary Humber The Humber is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England. It is formed at Trent Falls, Faxfleet, by the confluence of the tidal River Ouse and the tidal River Trent. From here to the North Sea, it forms part of the boundary between the East Riding of Yorkshire on the north bank...	379.88
Hungry Bay Mangrove Swamp, Bermuda Bermuda Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...	0.02
Inner Moray Firth Moray Firth The Moray Firth is a roughly triangular inlet of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness, which is in the Highland council area of north of Scotland...	23.39
Inner Clyde Estuary	18.25
Irthinghead Mires	7.92
Isles of Scilly Isles of Scilly The Isles of Scilly form an archipelago off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. The islands have had a unitary authority council since 1890, and are separate from the Cornwall unitary authority, but some services are combined with Cornwall and the islands are still part...	40.2
Kintyre Goose Roosts	3.12
Larne Lough Larne Lough Larne Lough is a sea lough or inlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The lough lies between Islandmagee and the mainland. At its mouth is the town of Larne...	3.96
Lea Valley	44.8
Leighton Moss RSPB Leighton Moss Leighton Moss RSPB reserve is a nature reserve in Lancashire, England, in the care of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. It is situated at Silverdale near Carnforth, on the edge of Morecambe Bay and in the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...	1.29
Lewis Peatlands	589.84
Lihou Island and l'Erée Headland, Guernsey Guernsey Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...	4.27
Lindisfarne Lindisfarne Lindisfarne is a tidal island off the north-east coast of England. It is also known as Holy Island and constitutes a civil parish in Northumberland...  (Northumberland)	36.79
Llyn Idwal Llyn Idwal Llyn Idwal is a small lake that lies within Cwm Idwal in the Glyderau mountains of Snowdonia.It is named after a son of Owain Gwynedd, one of the ancient Princes of Wales, legend stating that the unfortunate offspring was murdered by being drowned in the lake.A number of small streams flow into...	0.14
Llyn Tegid Bala Lake Bala Lake is a large lake in Gwynedd, Wales. It was the largest natural body of water in Wales prior to the level being raised by Thomas Telford to help support the flow of the Ellesmere Canal. It is long by wide, and is subject to sudden and dangerous floods. The River Dee runs through it and...	4.82
Loch Eye	20.5
Loch Ken Loch Ken Loch Ken is 9-mile long freshwater loch in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies in the Glenkens, where it is fed from the north by the Water of Ken and from the west by the Dee. It continues as the Dee south from Glenlochar, where the water is held back by the Glenlochar Barrage...  & River Dee Marshes	7.69
Loch Leven Loch Leven Loch Leven is a fresh water loch in Perth and Kinross council area, central Scotland.Roughly triangular, the loch is about 6 km at its longest. The burgh of Kinross lies at its western end. Loch Leven Castle lies on an island a short way offshore...	16.12
Loch Lomond Loch Lomond Loch Lomond is a freshwater Scottish loch, lying on the Highland Boundary Fault. It is the largest lake in Great Britain by surface area. The lake contains many islands, including Inchmurrin, the largest fresh-water island in the British Isles, although the lake itself is smaller than many Irish...	2.37
Loch Maree Loch Maree Loch Maree is a loch in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. At long and with a maximum width of , it is the fourth largest freshwater loch in Scotland; it is the largest north of Loch Ness. Its surface area is ....	31.74
Loch Neagh & Lough Beg Lough Beg Lough Beg is a small freshwater lake north of Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland. The lake is located on the border between County Londonderry and County Antrim....	501.66
Loch Ruthven Loch Ruthven Loch Ruthven is a large loch which lies to the southeast of Loch Ness in the Highland region of Scotland. It is 2.25 miles long, extends over an area of 368 acres and is up to 42ft deep. The most important breeding site in the UK for Slavonian Grebes, it has one of the highest populations of this...	2.01
Loch Spynie	0.94
Loch an Duin	26.21
Loch of Inch & Torrs Warren	21.11
Loch of Kinnordy	0.85
Loch of Lintrathen	2.17
Loch of Skene Loch of Skene The Loch of Skene is in Aberdeenshire, Scotland some 9 miles west of the city of Aberdeen, near the Kirkton of Skene village.Loch of Skene is home to the Aberdeen and Stonehaven Yachting Club....	1.21
Loch of Strathbeg	6.16
Lough Foyle Lough Foyle Lough Foyle, sometimes Loch Foyle , is the estuary of the River Foyle in Ulster. It starts where the Foyle leaves Derry. It separates the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland from County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.-Transport:...	22.04
Lover's Lake Nature Reserve, Bermuda Bermuda Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...	0.02
Lower Derwent River Derwent, Yorkshire The Derwent is a river in Yorkshire in the north of England. It is used for water abstraction, leisure and sporting activities and effluent disposal as well as being of significant importance as the site of several nature reserves...  Valley	9.15
Magheraveely Marl Loughs	0.59
Malham Tarn Malham Tarn -External links:****...	2.86
Martin Mere Martin Mere Martin Mere is a mere near Burscough, Lancashire, England on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. The mere is a vast marsh, around that, until it was drained, was the largest body of fresh water in England.-History:...	1.2
Medway Estuary & Marshes River Medway The River Medway, which is almost entirely in Kent, England, flows for from just inside the West Sussex border to the point where it enters the Thames Estuary....  (Kent)	46.97
Mersey Estuary	50.33
Midland Meres & Mosses (Phase 1)	5.11
Midland Meres & Mosses (Phase 2)	15.88
Minsmere - Walberswick Walberswick Walberswick is a village on the Suffolk coast in England, across the River Blyth from Southwold. Coastal erosion and the shifting of the mouth of the River Blyth meant that the neighbouring town of Dunwich was lost as a port in the last years of the 13th century...  (Suffolk)	20.19
Montrose Basin Montrose Basin The Montrose Basin is part of the estuary of the South Esk forming a tidal basin near to the town of Montrose, Angus, on the north-east coast of Scotland....	9.85
Moray and Nairn Coast	24.12
Morecambe Bay Morecambe Bay Morecambe Bay is a large bay in northwest England, nearly due east of the Isle of Man and just to the south of the Lake District National Park. It is the largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom, covering a total area of 310 km².-Natural features:The rivers Leven,...	374.05
Muir of Dinnet Muir of Dinnet Muir of Dinnet is an area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland designated as a National Nature Reserve because of its value as a habitat for flora and fauna, and important geomorphological features....	15.8
Nene Washes Nene Washes The Nene Washes are a Special Protection Area along the River Nene in the English county of Cambridgeshire.They extend for around east of the City of Peterborough and cover more than...	15.17
New Forest, The New Forest The New Forest is an area of southern England which includes the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in the heavily-populated south east of England. It covers south-west Hampshire and extends into south-east Wiltshire....  (Hampshire)	16.12
Northumbria Coast (Northumberland)	11.08
North North Caicos North Caicos is the second-largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. To the west, the Caicos Cays link to Providenciales. To the east, it is separated from Middle Caicos by Juniper Hole, a narrow passage that can accommodate only small boats.North Caicos has an area of 116.4 km² within the... , Middle Middle Caicos Middle Caicos, also Grand Caicos, is the largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. To the west, it is separated from North Caicos by Juniper Hole, and to the east, from East Caicos by Lorimer Creek, both narrow passages that can accommodate only small boats.Middle Caicos has an area of 144.2...  & East East Caicos East Caicos is the fourth largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. To the west, it is separated from Middle Caicos by Lorimer Creek, a narrow passage that can accommodate only small boats. To the south is South Caicos....  Caicos Islands	58.617
North Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...  Coast	78.87
North Uist Machair and Islands North Uist North Uist is an island and community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.-Geography:North Uist is the tenth largest Scottish island and the thirteenth largest island surrounding Great Britain. It has an area of , slightly smaller than South Uist. North Uist is connected by causeways to Benbecula...	47.05
Ouse Washes Ouse Washes The Ouse Washes are an area in the Fens of Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, England. They cover the area between two diversion channels of the River Great Ouse: the Old Bedford River and the New Bedford River .-History:...	24.69
Paget Marsh, Bermuda Bermuda Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...	0.11
Pagham Harbour Pagham Harbour Pagham Harbour is a natural harbour on England's south coast. It is south of the city of Chichester and near the towns of Pagham and Selsey.Geographically it is the smallest and most easterly of the harbours of the Solent....  (Hampshire)	6.37
Pembroke Marsh East, Bermuda Bermuda Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...	0.08
Pettigoe Plateau	12.64
Pevensey Levels Pevensey Levels The area known as the Pevensey Levels is a Site of Special Scientific Interest notified under Section 28 of theWildlife and Countryside Act 1981. It is an area of marshland situated between Bexhill in the east, Pevensey in the west and Hailsham in the north...  (E.Sussex)	35.78
Poole Harbour Poole Harbour Poole Harbour is a large natural harbour in Dorset, southern England, with the town of Poole on its shores. The harbour is a drowned valley formed at the end of the last ice age and is the estuary of several rivers, the largest being the Frome. The harbour has a long history of human settlement...  (Dorset)	24.39
Portsmouth Harbour Portsmouth Harbour Portsmouth Harbour is a large natural harbour in Hampshire, England. Geographically it is a ria: formerly it was the valley of a stream flowing from Portsdown into the Solent River. The city of Portsmouth lies to the east on Portsea Island, and Gosport to the west on the mainland...  (Hampshire)	12.49
Rannoch Moor Rannoch Moor Rannoch Moor is a large expanse of around 50 square miles of boggy moorland to the west of Loch Rannoch, in Perth and Kinross and Lochaber, Highland, partly northern Argyll and Bute, Scotland...	15.19
Redgrave and South Lopham Fens	1.27
Ribble and Alt Estuaries Ribble and Alt Estuaries The Ribble and Alt Estuaries lie on the Irish Sea coast of the counties of Lancashire and Merseyside in north-west England, and form the boundaries of a number of nature preservation schemes. -Protected area:...  (Lancashire)	134.64
Rinns of Islay Rinns of Islay The Rinns of Islay is an area on the west of the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland....	35.71
River Spey River Spey The River Spey is a river in the northeast of Scotland, the second longest and the fastest-flowing river in Scotland...  - Insh Marshes Insh Marshes Insh Marshes are 10 square kilometres of the River Spey floodplain between Kingussie and Kincraig in Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland...	11.59
Ronas Hill Ronas Hill Ronas Hill is a Marilyn, the highest point of Mainland, Shetland, in Scotland. There is a Neolithic chambered cairn near the summit.-Location:...  - North Roe North Roe North Roe is a village, and protected area at the northern tip in the large Northmavine peninsula of the Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. It is a small village, with a school with less than a dozen pupils in 2011. North Roe is internationally recognised wetland site, and it is protected under the...  and Tingon	54.70
Rostherne Mere	0.8
Roydon Common	1.94
Rutland Water Rutland Water Rutland Water is Anglian Water's drinking water reservoir in the county of Rutland, England, just east of the county town Oakham. It was known as Empingham Reservoir during its construction and until its official opening in 1976. The centre of its dam is at British national grid reference...	13.6
Sea Lion Island Sea Lion Island Sea Lion Island is the largest of the Sea Lion Island Group of the Falkland Islands. It is in area. and lies southeast of Lafonia .-Population and history:... , Falkland Islands Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...	10
Severn Estuary Severn Estuary The Severn Estuary is the estuary of the River Severn, the longest river in Great Britain. Its high tidal range means it has been at the centre of discussions in the UK regarding renewable energy.-Geography:...	247.01
Silver Flowe	6.2
Sleibhtean agus Cladach Thiriodh (Tiree Wetlands and Coast)	19.39
Slieve Beagh Sliabh Beagh Sliabh Beagh are mountains which straddle the border between County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland and County Fermanagh and County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. The point where the three counties meet, which is also in the Sliabh Beagh, is referred to as "Three County Hollow".-Name:The name...	18.85
Solent Solent The Solent is a strait separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of England.The Solent is a major shipping route for passengers, freight and military vessels. It is an important recreational area for water sports, particularly yachting, hosting the Cowes Week sailing event annually...  and Southampton Water Southampton Water Southampton Water is a tidal estuary north of the Solent and the Isle of Wight in England. The city of Southampton lies at its most northerly point. Along its salt marsh-fringed western shores lie the New Forest villages of Hythe and "the waterside", Dibden Bay, and the Esso oil refinery at Fawley...	54.15
Somerset Levels and Moors	63.88
Somerset Long Bay Pond, Bermuda Bermuda Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...	0.01
South East Coast of Jersey, Channel Islands Channel Islands The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...	32.10
South Tayside Goose Roosts	3.31
South Uist Machair & Lochs South Uist South Uist is an island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. In the 2001 census it had a usually resident population of 1,818. There is a nature reserve and a number of sites of archaeological interest, including the only location in Great Britain where prehistoric mummies have been found. The...	50.19
South West London Waterbodies	82.8
Spittal Pond, Bermuda Spittal Pond, Bermuda Spittal Pond is the third largest pond in Bermuda, and is surrounded by Bermuda's largest wildlife sanctuary, the Spittal Pond Nature Reserve. It is located close to the Atlantic coast of Smith's Parish....	0.1
Stodmarsh (Kent)	4.81
Stour Estuary & Orwell Estuaries River Orwell The River Orwell flows through the county of Suffolk in England. Its source river, above the tidal limit at Stoke Bridge, is known as the River Gipping. It broadens into an estuary at Ipswich where the Ipswich dock has operated since the 7th century and then flows into the North Sea at Felixstowe...  (Suffolk)	33.24
Strangford Lough Strangford Lough Strangford Lough, sometimes Strangford Loch, is a large sea loch or inlet in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is separated from the Irish Sea by the Ards Peninsula. The name Strangford is derived ; describing the fast-flowing narrows at its mouth...	155.81
Swale, The The Swale The name The Swale refers to the strip of sea separating North Kent from the Isle of Sheppey.- History :The name "Swale" is Old English in origin, and is believed to mean "swirling, rushing river", or "rushing water"....  (Kent)	65.15
Teesmouth & Cleveland Coast	12.47
Thames Estuary Thames Estuary The Thames Mouth is the estuary in which the River Thames meets the waters of the North Sea.It is not easy to define the limits of the estuary, although physically the head of Sea Reach, near Canvey Island on the Essex shore is probably the western boundary...  and Marshes (Essex, Kent)	55.89
Thanet Thanet Thanet is a local government district of Kent, England which was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, and came into being on 1 April 1974...  Coast & Sandwich Bay Sandwich Bay Sandwich Bay is a long sweeping inlet of the sea between Ramsgate and Deal, on the east coast of Kent, England. The coastal area consists of sand flats with their associated salt marshes and coastal sand dunes. The Sandwich Flats stretch for about five miles along the coast...  (Kent)	21.69
Thursley & Ockley Bog (Surrey)	2.65
Turmennan Lough	0.15
Upper Lough Erne	58.18
Upper Solway Flats & Marshes	436.37
Walmore Common Walmore Common Walmore Common is a Nature reserve and Special Protection Area on the flood-plain of the River Severn west of the city of Gloucester in England and north of the village of Chaxhill....	0.53
Warwick Pond, Bermuda Bermuda Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...	25.08
Wash, The The Wash The Wash is the square-mouthed bay and estuary on the northwest margin of East Anglia on the east coast of England, where Norfolk meets Lincolnshire. It is among the largest estuaries in the United Kingdom...  (Norfolk, Lincolnshire)	622.12
Western Salt Ponds of Anegada Anegada Anegada is the northernmost of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands which form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. It lies approximately north of Virgin Gorda. Anegada is the only inhabited British Virgin Island formed from coral and limestone, rather than being of volcanic... , British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands The Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands , is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S...	10.71
Westwater Westwater Reservoir Westwater Reservoir is an artificial reservoir in the Pentland Hills, Scottish Borders, 3 km west of West Linton, and 26 km south west of Edinburgh...	0.5
Wicken Fen Wicken Fen Wicken Fen is a wetland nature reserve situated near the village of Wicken, Cambridgeshire, England.It is one of Britain's oldest nature reserves, and was the first reserve acquired by the National Trust, in 1899. The reserve includes fenland, farmland, marsh, and reedbeds...	2.54
Woodwalton Fen	2.08
Ythan Estuary Ythan Estuary The Ythan Estuary is the tidal component of the Ythan River, emptying into the North Sea approximately north of Aberdeen, Scotland. The estuary’s tidal action extends a full inland and has characteristic widths of between and . Besides the tidal channel there are several types of interfaces to...  & Meikle Loch Meikle Loch Meikle Loch is designated – as part of the Ythan Estuary complex along with the Sands of Forvie – as a Special Protection Area for wildlife conservation purposes....	3.14

Australia

Name	| Area (~ha)
Apsley Marshes, Tasmania	880
Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve	58,300
Banrock Station Banrock Station Wetlands The Banrock Station Wetlands form a wetland complex in South Australia that has been recognised as being of international importance by designation under the Ramsar Convention. It was listed on 21 October 2002 as Ramsar site 1221. It lies in the Riverland region of south-eastern South Australia... , South Australia	1,375
Barmah Forest Barmah, Victoria Barmah is a town in Victoria, with the distinction of being located north of the southerly border with New South Wales. At the 2006 census, Barmah had a population of 201.... , near Barmah, Victoria	285,515
Becher Point Wetlands Becher Point Wetlands The Becher Point Wetlands site is a wetland nature reserve on the Swan Coastal Plain of south-western Western Australia. The 677 ha coastal site lies in the City of Rockingham, about 50 km south of the state capital, Perth, and is largely surrounded on the landward side by residential suburbs... , Western Australia	677
Blue Lake Blue Lake Blue Lake may refer to:Australia*Blue Lake *Blue Lake *Blue Lake National Park, Queensland, on North Stradbroke IslandCroatia*Blue Lake New Zealand... , near Jindabyne, New South Wales	320
Bool Lagoon and Hacks Lagoon, South Australia	3,200
Bowling Green Bay National Park Bowling Green Bay National Park Bowling Green Bay is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1,103 km northwest of Brisbane, and 28km south of Townsville and 59 km north of Ayr. It is a Ramsar Convention listed Site... , North Queensland	35,500
Cobourg Peninsula Aboriginal Land & Wildlife Sanctuary, Northern Territory	220,700
Coongie Lakes Coongie Lakes The Coongie Lakes form a complex and extensive freshwater wetland system in north-eastern South Australia which includes lakes, channels, billabongs, shallow floodplains, deltas, and interdune swamps. It lies on the floodplain of Cooper Creek, an ephemeral river flowing through a desert landscape... , South Australia	1,9800,000
Coorong Coorong National Park The Coorong is a national park and lagoon ecosystem in South Australia , 156 km southeast of Adelaide. Its name is thought to be a corruption of the local Aboriginal people's word kurangh, meaning "long neck"; a reference to the shape of the lagoon system...  and Lakes Alexandrina Lake Alexandrina (South Australia) Lake Alexandrina is a lake in South Australia adjacent to the coast of the Southern Ocean, about 100 kilometres south-east of Adelaide.-Name:The lake was named after Princess Alexandrina, niece and successor of King William IV of Great Britain and Ireland...  and Albert Lake Albert (South Australia) Lake Albert is a notionally fresh water lake near the mouth of the Murray River. It is filled by water flowing in from Lake Alexandrina at its mouth near Narrung. It is separated on the south by the Narrung Peninsula from the salt-water Coorong. The only major town on the lake is Meningie... , South Australia	140,500
Currawinya Lakes Currawinya National Park Currawinya is a national park near Hungerford in south west Queensland, Australia, 828 km west of Brisbane. Part of the mulga lands bioregion this is an area of dry sandy plain with small trees and shrubs... , Queensland	151,300
The Dales, Christmas Island	57
Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands The Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands are a group of two principally freshwater swamps, totalling , lying in the suburbs of Aspendale, Edithvale, and Seaford in south-eastern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Together they form the Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands Ramsar Site... , Victoria	261
Eighty Mile Beach, Western Australia	175,487
Fivebough and Tuckerbil Swamps Fivebough and Tuckerbil Swamps Fivebough and Tuckerbil Swamps are two swamps lying close to the Riverina town of Leeton in New South Wales, Australia. They lie on Crown Land within the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area... , New South Wales	689
Flood Plain Lower Ringarooma River, Tasmania	3,519
Forrestdale and Thompsons Lakes, Western Australia	754
Ginini Flats Wetland Complex, Australian Capital Territory	343
Gippsland Lakes Gippsland Lakes The Gippsland Lakes are a network of lakes, marshes and lagoons in east Gippsland, Victoria, Australia covering an area of about 600 km2. The largest of the lakes are Lake Wellington , Lake King and Lake Victoria. They are fed by the Avon, Thomson, Latrobe, Mitchell, Nicholson and Tambo... , Victoria	60,015
Great Sandy Strait Great Sandy Strait The Great Sandy Strait is an 70 km Australian sand passage estuary separating mainland Queensland, from World Heritage listed Fraser Island.-Description:... , Queensland	93,160
Gwydir Wetlands, New South Wales	823
Hunter Estuary, Newcastle, New South Wales	2,971
Hosnies Spring Hosnies Spring Hosnies Spring formerly Hosnie’s Spring or Hosnies Springs) is a wetland on Christmas Island, an Australian external territory in the eastern Indian Ocean. It has been recognised being of international importance by designation under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.-History:Hosnies Spring was... , Christmas Island	0.3
Hunter Estuary Wetlands Hunter Estuary Wetlands The Hunter Estuary Wetlands comprise a group of associated wetlands at and near the mouth of the Hunter River in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Some 30 km2 of the wetlands has been recognised as being of international importance by designation under the Ramsar Convention.... , New South Wales	2,971
Interlaken Interlaken Interlaken is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland, a well-known tourist destination in the Bernese Oberland.-History:... , Tasmania	517
Jocks Lagoon, Tasmania	19
Kakadu National Park (Stage 1), Northern Territory	683,000
Kakadu National Park (Stage 2), Northern Territory	692,940
Lake Albacutya Lake Albacutya Lake Albacutya is in Victoria, Australia. The postcode there is 3424. It has been designated a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.... , Victoria	5,731
Lake Gore Lake Gore Lake Gore is a seasonal and semi-permanent lake in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia located approximately West of Esperance. It is an important site for waterbirds.-Description:... , Western Australia	4,017
Lake Toolibin, Western Australia	493
Lake Warden System, Western Australia	2,300
Lakes Argyle and Kununurra Ramsar Site Lakes Argyle and Kununurra Ramsar Site The Lakes Argyle and Kununurra Ramsar Site comprises an extensive system of artificial freshwater reservoirs, with their associated permanent wetlands, formed by damming the Ord River in the eastern part of the Kimberley Region of northern Western Australia. The reservoirs include Lake Argyle and... , Western Australia	117,495
Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve, New South Wales	258
Little Waterhouse Lake, Tasmania	56
Logan Lagoon, Tasmania	2,257
Macquarie Marshes Macquarie Marshes The Macquarie Marshes comprise the wetlands associated with the floodplains of the Macquarie River and its tributaries, in northern New South Wales, Australia. The Macquarie River and the marshes eventually drain into the Darling River... , New South Wales	18,726
Moreton Bay Moreton Bay Moreton Bay is a bay on the eastern coast of Australia 45 km from Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources... , Queensland	113,314
Moulting Lagoon, Tasmania	4,507
Muir-Byenup System, Western Australia	10,631
Narran Lake Nature Reserve, New South Wales	5,531
New South Wales Central Murray State Forests, New South Wales	84,028
Ord River Floodplain Ord River Floodplain The Ord River floodplain is the floodplain of the lower Ord River in the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley, in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia. It lies within the Victoria Bonaparte IBRA bioregion and contains river, seasonal creek, tidal mudflat and floodplain wetlands, with... , Western Australia	141,453
Paroo River Wetlands, New South Wales	138,304
Peel-Yalgorup System, Western Australia	26,530
Pittwater-Orielton Lagoon, Tasmania	3,334
Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula Ramsar Site The Port Phillip Bay and Bellarine Peninsula Ramsar Site is one of the Australian sites listed under the Ramsar Convention as a wetland of international importance. It was designated on 15 December 1982, and is listed as Ramsar Site No.266... , Victoria	22,897
Riverland Riverland The Riverland, is a region of South Australia. It covers the area near the Murray River from where it flows into South Australia downstream to Blanchetown.The major town centres are Renmark, Berri, Loxton, Waikerie and Barmera... , South Australia	30,600
Roebuck Bay Roebuck Bay Roebuck Bay is a bay on the coast of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Its entrance is bounded in the north by the town of Broome, and in the south by Bush Point and Sandy Point. It is named after HMS Roebuck, the ship captained by William Dampier when he explored the coast of... , Western Australia	34,119
Shoalwater and Corio Bays, Queensland	239,100
Towra Point Nature Reserve Towra Point Nature Reserve Towra Point Nature Reserve is a nature reserve of in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the southern shores of Botany Bay at Kurnell, within the Sutherland Shire. It is a Ramsar site , as it is an important breeding ground for many vulnerable, protected, or endangered... , New South Wales	387
Vasse-Wonnerup System, Western Australia	1,115
Western District Lakes Western District Lakes The Western District Lakes of Victoria, in the Western District of Victoria, south-eastern Australia, were recognised on 15 December 1982 as wetlands of international importance by listing under the Ramsar Convention, as Ramsar site no.268.-Description:... , Victoria	32,898
Western Port Western Port Western Port, is sometimes called "Western Port Bay", is a large tidal bay in southern Victoria, Australia opening into Bass Strait. It is the second largest bay in Victoria. Geographically, it is dominated by the two large islands; French Island and Phillip Island. Contrary to its name, it lies to... , Victoria	59,297

New Zealand

Name	| Area (km2)
Farewell Spit Farewell Spit Farewell Spit is a narrow sand spit situated at , at the northern end of the South Island of New Zealand. Known to the Māori as Tuhuroa, it runs eastwards from Cape Farewell, the island's northernmost point...	94.27
Firth of Thames Firth of Thames The Firth of Thames is a large bay located in the north of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the firth of the rivers Waihou and Piako, the former of which was formerly named the Thames River, and the town of Thames lies on its southeastern coast....	78
Kopuatai Peat Dome Kopuatai Peat Dome The Kopuatai Peat Dome is a wetland on the Hauraki Plains in New Zealand.The 10,201 ha wetland was listed under the Ramsar Convention in 1989 as a Wetland of International Importance...	96.65
Manawatu River mouth and estuary Manawatu River The Manawatu River is a major river of the southern North Island of New Zealand.The river has its headwaters to the northwest of Norsewood in the Ruahine Ranges of southern Hawke's Bay. It flows initially eastward before turning south-west near Ormondville, flowing 40 km before turning...	2
Waituna Wetlands Scientific Reserve Waituna Wetlands Scientific Reserve The Waituna Wetlands Scientific Reserve is a peatland area of in the Southland Region of New Zealand. It was designated as having international significance under the Ramsar Convention in 1976...	35.56
Whangamarino Wetland Whangamarino Wetland The Whangamarino Wetland in the Waikato Region is the second largest wetland complex of the North Island of New Zealand. Encompassing a total area of more than 7200 hectares, the Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai manages 5,923 hectares of peat bog, swamp, mesotrophic lags, open water and...	56.9

Papua New Guinea

Name	| Area (km2)
Lake Kutubu Lake Kutubu Lake Kutubu is a lake in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. It lies to the east of the Kikori River, into which it eventually drains. It is about 50 km southwest of Mendi, the provincial capital. It is one of the few lakes in the country that occurs in a depression in the...	4,924
Tonda Wildlife Management Area Tonda Wildlife Management Area The Tonda Wildlife Management Area is a wetland of international importance and the largest protected area in Papua New Guinea. It is located in the south-western corner of the Western Province and is contiguous with Wasur National Park of Indonesia...	5,900

Bahrain

Name	| Area (km2)
Tubli Bay Tubli Bay Tubli Bay is a bay in the east of Bahrain, between Bahrain Island and Sitra island. The body of water is directly south of the Manama peninsula. The island of Nabih Saleh lies in the bay....
Hawar Islands Hawar Islands The Hawar Islands are a group of islands situated off the west coast of Qatar in the Gulf of Bahrain of the Persian Gulf.Despite their proximity to Qatar , the islands...

Bangladesh

Name	| Area (km2)
Sundarbans Reserved Forest Sundarbans The Sundarbans [Sundarban Tour Booking-9051115228] is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world.The name Sundarban can be literally translated as "beautiful jungle" or "beautiful forest" in the Bengali language...	6,017
Tanguar Haor Tanguar haor Tanguar haor , , located in the Dharmapasha and Tahirpur upazilas of Sunamganj District in Bangladesh, is a unique wetland ecosystem of national importance and has come into international focus. The area of Tanguar haor including 46 villages within the haor is about 100km2 of which 2,802.36 ha2 is...	100

Cambodia

Name	| Area (km2)
Boeng Tonle Chmar, part of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve The Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve is a unique ecological phenomenon surrounding the Tonle Sap or Great Lake of Cambodia. In 1997, it was successfully nominated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.-Tonle Sap:...	280

China

Name	| Area (km2)
Bitahai Wetland, Yunnan Yunnan Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...	19
Chongming Dongtan Nature Reserve, Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...	326
Dafeng National Nature Reserve (Elaphurus davidianus), Jiangsu Jiangsu ' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...	780
Dalai Lake National Nature Reserve, Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...	7,400
Dalian National Spotted Seal Nature Reserve (Phoca vitulina), Liaoning Liaoning ' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"...	117
Dashanbao, Yunnan Yunnan Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...  07/12/04	59
Dongdongtinghu, Hunan Hunan ' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...  31/03/92	1,900
Dongzhaigang, Hainan Hainan Hainan is the smallest province of the People's Republic of China . Although the province comprises some two hundred islands scattered among three archipelagos off the southern coast, of its land mass is Hainan Island , from which the province takes its name...  31/03/92	54
Eerduosi National Nature Reserve, Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...  11/01/02	77
Eling Lake, Qinghai Qinghai Qinghai ; Oirat Mongolian: ; ; Salar:) is a province of the People's Republic of China, named after Qinghai Lake...  07/12/04	659
Honghe National Nature Reserve, Heilongjiang Heilongjiang For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...  11/01/02	218
Huidong Harbor Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve, Guangdong Guangdong Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...  11/01/02	4
Lashihai Wetland, Yunnan Yunnan Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...  07/12/04	36
Mai Po Marshes & Inner Deep Bay Mai Po Marshes Mai Po Marshes is a nature reserve located near Yuen Long in Hong Kong. It is part of Deep Bay, an internationally significant wetland that is actually a shallow estuary, at the mouths of Sham Chun River, Shan Pui River and Tin Shui Wai Nullah... , New Territories New Territories New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory... , Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...  04/09/95	15
Maidika, Tibet Autonomous Region Tibet Autonomous Region The Tibet Autonomous Region , Tibet or Xizang for short, also called the Xizang Autonomous Region is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China , created in 1965....  07/12/04	435
Mapangyong Cuo, Tibet Autonomous Region Tibet Autonomous Region The Tibet Autonomous Region , Tibet or Xizang for short, also called the Xizang Autonomous Region is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China , created in 1965....  07/12/04	738
Nan Dongting Wetland & Waterfowl Reserve, Hunan Hunan ' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...  11/01/02	1,680
Napahai Wetland, Yunnan Yunnan Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...  07/12/04	21
Niaodao (“Bird Island”), Qinghai Qinghai Qinghai ; Oirat Mongolian: ; ; Salar:) is a province of the People's Republic of China, named after Qinghai Lake...  31/03/92	536
Poyanghu, Jiangxi Jiangxi ' is a southern province in the People's Republic of China. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south, it shares a border with Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to...  31/03/92	224
San Jiang National Nature Reserve, Heilongjiang Heilongjiang For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...  11/01/02	1,644
Shankou Mangrove Nature Reserve, Guangxi Guangxi Guangxi, formerly romanized Kwangsi, is a province of southern China along its border with Vietnam. In 1958, it became the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, a region with special privileges created specifically for the Zhuang people.Guangxi's location, in...  11/01/02	40
Shuangtai Estuary, Liaoning Liaoning ' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"...  07/12/04	1,280
Sihcao Wetlands Sihcao Wetlands The Sihcao Wetlands are a protected ecological environment in Tainan, Taiwan. They were set aside in 1994 by the Tainan City government and consist of approxiamtely 515 hectars.... , Taiwan 12/10/07	5.15
Xi Dongting Lake (Mupinghu) Nature Reserve, Hunan Hunan ' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...  11/01/02	350
Xingkai Lake National Nature Reserve, Heilongjiang Heilongjiang For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...  11/01/02	2,225
Xianghai, Jilin Jilin Jilin , is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. Jilin borders North Korea and Russia to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west...  31/03/92	1,055
Yancheng National Nature Reserve, Jiangsu Jiangsu ' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...  11/01/02	4,530
Zhaling Lake, Qinghai Qinghai Qinghai ; Oirat Mongolian: ; ; Salar:) is a province of the People's Republic of China, named after Qinghai Lake...  07/12/04	649
Zhalong, Heilongjiang Heilongjiang For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...  31/03/92	2,100
Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve, Guangdong Guangdong Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...  11/01/02	203

Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

 

Name	| Area (km2)
Ammiq Wetlands Aammiq Wetland The Aammiq Wetland is the largest remaining freshwater wetland in Lebanon, a remnant of much more extensive marshes and lakes that once existed in the Bekaa Valley...	2.8
Deir el Nouriyeh cliffs of Ras Chekaa Theoprosopon Theoprosopon is the Greek name of Lithoprosopon, a cape in north Lebanon, also known today by the name of Râs ach-Chaq’a’. The cape is a situated between the ancient cities of Batroun and Tripoli. The promontory creates a massive barrier that cuts through the coast of Lebanon, making it impossible...
Palm Islands Nature Reserve Palm Islands Nature Reserve The Palm Islands Nature Reserve consists of three flat, rocky islands of eroded limestone and the surrounding sea area, located offshore and northwest of Tripoli, Lebanon....	4.5
Tyre Beach	3.8

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

Name	| Area (km2)
Astola Island Site	50
Chashma Barrage Site Chashma Barrage (Ramsar Site) Chashma Barrage is a barrage on the River Indus in Mianwali District of the Punjab province of Pakistan.Chashma Barrage is used for irrigation and flood control.A Ramsar site is located nearby.-See also:* List of barrages and headworks in Pakistan...	340.99
Deh Akro-II Desert Wetland Complex Site	205
Drigh Lake Site	1.64
Haleji Lake Site	17.04
Hub Dam Site	270
Indus Delta Site	4,728
Indus Dolphin Reserve Site	1,250
Jiwani Coastal Wetland Site	46
Jubho Lagoon Site	7.6
Kinjhar Lake Site	134.68
Miani Hor Site	550
Nurri Lagoon Site	25.4
Ormara Turtle Beaches Site Ormara Turtle Beaches (Ramsar Site) Ormara Turtle Beaches is a stretch of 10 km of sandy beach along the Balochistan coast in Pakistan. Covering an area of 2,400 hectares, it was designated a Ramsar Site on 10 May 2001.- Fauna :...	24
Runn of Kutch Site	5,663.75
Tanda Dam Site Tanda Dam (Ramsar Site) Tanda Dam is a small dam located in Kohat District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.The site comprises a small water storage area in semi-arid hills in the catchment of the Kohat Toi River...	4.05
Taunsa Barrage Site	65.76
Thanedar Wala Site Thanedar Wala (Ramsar Site) Thanedar Wala wetland site is located 15 km east of Lakki, Bannu District, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan.Thanedar Wala was designated a Ramsar site on July 23, 1976.-External links:*...	40.47
Uchhali Complex Site Uchhali Complex (Ramsar Site) Uchhali Complex is located in Khushab District, Punjab, Pakistan.Uchhali Complex includes three brackish to saline lakes: Khabikki Lake, Uchhali Lake and Jahlar Lakes. These three wetlands are important wintering sites for the rare and/or vulnerable ducks and flamingos. About 50 bird species are...	12.43

Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

Name	| Area (km2)
Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in the Philippines declared by the former President Fidel V. Ramos. The marshland acts like a sponge, as it is nestled in the midwaters of the Agusan River drainage basin. Within its lakes, several floating communities can be...	148
Naujan Lake National Park	146
Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary	58
Tubbataha Reefs Nat'l Marine Park ((Tubbataha Reef))	332

Sri Lanka

Ramsar site	Areain ha	Date of designation
Annaiwiludawa Tank Sanctuary	1,397	2001-08-03
Bundala Bundala National Park Bundala National Park is an internationally important wintering ground for migratory water birds in Sri Lanka. Bundala harbors 197 species of Birds, the highlight being the Greater Flamingo, which migrate in large flocks. Bundala was designated a wildlife sanctuary in 1969 and redesignated to a...	6,210	1990-06-15
Maduganga River Maduganga River The Maduganga river is a shallow water body in south-west Sri Lanka, which enters the sea at Balapitiya.The Buddhist Amarapura Nikaya sect had its first upasampada on a fleet of boats anchored upon it in 1803...	915	2003-12-11

Syria

Name	| Area (km2)
Sabkhat al-Jabbul Nature Reserve Sabkhat al-Jabbul Sabkhat al-Jabbūl or Mamlahat al-Jabbūl or Lake Jabbūl is a large, traditionally seasonal, saline lake and concurrent salt flats 30 km southeast of Aleppo, Syria, in the Bāb District of Aleppo Governorate. It is the largest natural lake in Syria and the second largest lake after the...  (05/03/98)	100

Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

Name	Ramsar ID	Provinces	Area (km2)	Date included
Kuan Ki Sian of the Thale Noi Non-hunting Area Songkhla Lake The Songkhla lake is the largest natural lake in Thailand, located on the Malay peninsula in the southern part of the country. Covering an area of 1,040 km² it borders the provinces of Songkhla and Phatthalung. Despite being called a lake, this water surface is actually a lagoon complex...  Wetlands	948	Phatthalun Phatthalung Province Phatthalung is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla, Satun and Trang.-Geography:...	4.94	May 1998
Bueng Khong Long Non-Hhunting Area	1098	Nong Khai Nong Khai Province Nong Khai is the northernmost of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Bueng Kan, Sakon Nakhon, Udon Thani and Loei...	22.14	July 5, 2001
Don Hoi Lot Don Hoi Lot Don Hoi Lot is a sandbar off the coast of Samut Songkhram Province at the northwestern tip of the Bay of Bangkok. The sediments of the Mae Klong River together sediments from the sea form a system of mudflats, which is settled by the Razor Clam shell , which also gave the site its Thai name...	1099	Samut Songkhram Samut Songkhram Province Samut Songkhram ) is one of the central provinces of Thailand.Neighboring provinces are Phetchaburi, Ratchaburi and Samut Sakhon. Local people call Samut Songkhram Mae Klong. The province is the smallest of all Thai provinces areawise...	875	July 5, 2001
Krabi River Krabi River The Krabi River is a river in Southern Thailand, named after the town Krabi. The Krabi river is 5 kilometres long, as it is the main channel within a larger estuary to the Andaman Sea. The other two main channels are the Yuan River to the south and Chi Lat to the west...  Estuary	1100	Krabi Krabi Province Krabi is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the shore of the Andaman Sea. Neighbouring provinces are Phang Nga, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Trang. The Phuket province to the west is also neighbouring, but without any land boundary...	213.0	July 5, 2001
Nong Bong Khai Non-hunting Area	1101	Chiang Rai Chiang Rai Province Chiang Rai is the northernmost province of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Phayao, Lampang and Chiang Mai. In the north it borders Shan State of Myanmar and Bokeo of Laos.-Geography:...	4.34	July 5, 2001
Princess Sirindhorn Wildlife Sanctuary (Pru To Daeng Wildlife Sanctuary)	1102	Narathiwat Narathiwat Province Narathiwat is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Yala and Pattani. To the south it borders the Malaysian state of Kelantan. The southern railway line ends in this province that is one of the nation’s five provinces that borders Malaysia. The name of this...	201	July 5, 2001
Hat Chao Mai Marine National Park - Ko Libong Non-hunting Area - Trang River Estuaries	1182	Trang Trang Province Trang is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the western shore of the Malay Peninsula to the Andaman Sea. Neighboring provinces are Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Satun....	663.13	August 14, 2002
Kaper Estuary - Laemson Marine National Park - Kraburi Kraburi River The Kraburi River , also Kra or Pak Chan River, is the boundary river between Thailand and Myanmar at the Kra Isthmus of the Malay Peninsula...  Estuary	1183	Ranong Ranong Province Ranong is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, on the coast of the Andaman Sea. It is the province with the fewest citizens. Neighboring provinces are Chumphon, Surat Thani and Phang Nga...	1220.46	August 14, 2002
Mu Ko Ang Thong Marine National Park	1184	Surat Thani Surat Thani Province Surat Thani is the largest of the southern provinces of Thailand, on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Surat Thani means City of Good People, the title given to the city by King Vajiravudh ....	102	August 14, 2002
Phang Nga Bay Phang Nga Bay Phang Nga Bay is a 400 km² bay in the Andaman Sea between the island of Phuket and the mainland of the Malay peninsula of southern Thailand. Since 1981, an extensive section of the bay has been protected as the Ao Phang Nga National Park...  Marine National Park	1185	Phang Nga Phang Nga Province Phang Nga is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, on the shore to the Andaman Sea. Neighboring provinces are Ranong, Surat Thani and Krabi. To the south is the Phuket province, but without land boundary to Phang Nga....	400	August 14, 2002

Guinea

Name	| Area (km²)
Ile Alcatraz	0.01
Ile Blanche	0.1
Iles Tristao	850
Konkouré	900
Niger Niger River The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea... -Mafou	10,155
Niger Niger River The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea... -Niandan-Milo	10,464
Niger Niger River The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea... -Source	1,804
Niger Niger River The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea... -Tinkisso	4,006
Rio Kapatchez	200
Rio Pongo	300
Sankarani Sankarani River The Sankarani River is a tributary of the Niger River Flowing northward from the Fouta Djallon highlands of Guinea, it crosses into southern Mali, where it joins the Niger approximately 40 km upstream of Bamako... -Fié	10,152
Tinkisso	8,960

India

(as of February 2, 2007)

Name	| Area (km²)
Ashtamudi Wetland Ashtamudi Lake Ashtamudi Lake in the Kollam District of Kerala, India, is the second largest and deepest wetland ecosystem, a palm-shaped large water body, next only to the Vembanad estuary ecosystem of the state. Ashtamudi means 'eight coned' in the local language of Malayalam... , Kerala Kerala or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....   (19/08/02)	614
Bhitarkanika Mangroves Bhitarkanika Mangroves The Bhitarkanika Mangroves are a mangrove wetland in India's Orissa state. The Bhitarkanika Mangroves cover an area of 650 km² in the river delta of the Brahmani and Baitarani rivers.- History :... , Orissa Orissa Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...  (19/08/02)	650
Bhoj Wetland Bhoj Wetland The Bhoj Wetland consists of two lakes located in the city of Bhopal, the capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The two lakes are the Upper Lake and the Lower Lake, which lie to the west of the city center. The Upper Lake has an area of 31 km², and drains a catchment or... , Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....  (19/08/02)	32
Chandertal Wetland, Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...  (08/11/05)	.49
Chilka Lake Chilka Lake Chilka Lake is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Orissa state on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River, flowing into the Bay of Bengal... , Orissa Orissa Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...   (01/10/81)	1165
Deepor Beel, Assam Assam Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...  (19/08/02)	40
East Calcutta Wetlands East Calcutta Wetlands The East Calcutta Wetlands, also known as the East Kolkata Wetlands, are a complex of natural and human-made wetlands lying east of the city of Calcutta , West Bengal in India. The wetlands cover 125 square kilometres, and include salt marshes and salt meadows, as well as sewage farms and settling... , West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...  (19/08/02)	125
Harike Lake(Harike Wetland Harike Wetland Harike Wetland also known as "Hari-ke-Pattan", with the Harike Lake in the deeper part of it, is the largest wetland in northern India in the Tarn Taran Sahib district of the Punjab state in India. The wetland and the lake were formed by constructing the Head works across the Sutlej river, in... ), Punjab (23/03/90)	41
Hokera Wetland, Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...  (08/11/05)	13.75
Kanjli Wetland Kanjli Wetland Kanjli Wetland, a man made Wetland, which subsumes the Kanjli Lake, located in the Kapurthala district of Punjab state in India, was created in 1870 by constructing the headworks across the perennial Bien River, a tributary of the Beas River to provide irrigation facilities to the hinterland... , Punjab (22/01/02)	1.83
Keoladeo National Park Keoladeo National Park The Keoladeo National Park or Keoladeo Ghana National Park formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India is a famous avifauna sanctuary that plays host to thousands of birds especially during the winter season. Over 230 species of birds are known to have made the... , Rajasthan Rajasthan Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...  (01/10/81)	28.73
Kolleru Lake Kolleru Lake Kolleru Lake is a large freshwater lake located in Andhra Pradesh state, India. Kolleru is located between Krishna and Godavari delta. Kolleru spans into two districts - Krishna and West Godavari. The lake serves as a natural flood-balancing reservoir for these two rivers... , Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...  (19/08/02)	901
Loktak Lake Loktak Lake Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater lake in India, also called the only Floating lake in the world due to the floating phumdis on it, is located near Moirang in Manipur state, India. The etymology of Loktak is Lok = "stream" and tak = "the end"... , Manipur Manipur Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. Manipur is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west; it also borders Burma to the east. It covers an area of...  (23/03/90)	266
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary is a protected area in Tamil Nadu, South India along the Palk Straight where it meets the Bay of Bengal at Point Calimere at the southeastern tip of Nagapattinam District. The sanctuary was created in 1967 for conservation of the near threatened... , Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...  (19/08/02)	385
Pong Dam Lake, Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...  (19/08/02)	156.62
Renuka Wetland, Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...  (08/11/05)	.2
Ropar Wetland Ropar Wetland Ropar Wetland, also named Ropar Lake, is a man-made freshwater riverine and lacustrine wetland. The area has at least 9 mammal, 154 bird , 35 fish, 9 arthropod, 11 rotifer, 9 crustacean and 10 protozoan species, making it biologically diverse.This important ecological zone is located in the... , Punjab (22/01/02)	13.65
Rudrasagar Lake Rudrasagar Lake Rudrasagar Lake, also known as Rudijala, is a lake located in the Indian state of Tripura.The Government of India's Ministry of Environment and Forest has identified Rudrasagar as one of the wetlands of National Importance for conservation and sustainable use based on its bio-diversity and socio... , Tripura Tripura Tripura is a state in North-East India, with an area of . It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are...  (08/11/05)	2.4
Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan Rajasthan Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...  (23/03/90)	240
Sasthamkotta Lake, Kerala Kerala or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....  (19/08/02)	3.73
Surinsar-Mansar Lakes, Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...  (08/11/05)	3.5
Tsomoriri Tsomoriri Tsomoriri or Lake Moriri , in the Changthang area, is a High Altitude Lake with an altitude of in Ladakh, India and is the largest of the High Altitude Lakes in the Trans-Himalayan biogeographic region, entirely within India... , Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...  (19/08/02)	120
Upper Ganga River (Brijghat to Narora Stretch), Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...  (08/11/05)	265.9
Vembanad-Kol Wetland Vembanad Lake Vembanad Lake is the longest lake in India, and the largest lake in the state of Kerala. It is also one of the largest lakes, in India. A lake spanning several districts in the state of Kerala, it is known by different names in different localities viz. Punnamada Lake in Kuttanad, Kochi Lake in... , Kerala Kerala or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....  (19/08/02)	1512.5
Wular Lake Wular Lake Wular Lake , India's largest fresh water lake is located in Bandipore district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is also one of the largest freshwater lakes in Asia. The lake basin was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is fed by the Jhelum River... , Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...  (23/03/90)	189

Indonesia

Name	| Area (km2)
Danau Sentarum National Park Danau Sentarum National Park The Danau Sentarum National Park is a national park protecting one of the world's most biodiverse lake systems, located in Borneo Island, West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. It lies in the upper Kapuas River basin some 700 kilometres upstream from the delta. The basin is a vast floodplain,...	1,320
Wasur National Park Wasur National Park The Wasur National Park forms part of the largest wetland in Papua province of Indonesia and has been the least disturbed by human activity. The high value of its biodiversity has led to the park being dubbed the "Serengeti of Papua"...	4,138
Berbak Sentarum National Park Berbak National Park The Berbak National Park in Sumatra island, Jambi province of Indonesia, forms part of the largest undisturbed swamp forest in southeastern Asia, and the peat swamp forest with the greatest number of palm species...	1,627

Iran

(as of November 8, 2005)

Name	| Area (km²)
Anzali Wetland Complex Anzali Lagoon Anzali Lagoon is a coastal liman, or lagoon, in the Caspian Sea near Bandar-e Anzali, in the northern Iranian province of Gilan... , Gilan Province Gilan Province Gilan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It lies along the Caspian Sea, just west of the province of Mazandaran, east of the province of Ardabil, north of the provinces of Zanjan and Qazvin....   (23/06/75)	150
Arjan Meadow, Fars Province  (23/06/75)	22
Lake Gori Lake Gori Lake Gori is a small fresh to brackish lake in the uplands of East Azarbaijan Province in northwestern Iran. Together with the adjacent reed marshes it is an important breeding area for waterfowl. A 1.2 km² site was designated as a Ramsar Convention wetland protection site on 23 June... , East Azarbaijan Province East Azarbaijan Province East Azerbaijan Province or East Azarbaijan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the northwest of the country, bordering Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the provinces of Ardabil, West Azerbaijan, and Zanjan...   (23/06/75)	1.2
Lake Kobi, West Azarbaijan Province West Azarbaijan Province West Azerbaijan Province or West Azarbaijan Province , is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in the North West of the country, bordering Turkey, Iraq and Nakhchivan, and the provinces of East Azerbaijan, Zanjan and Kurdistan....   (23/06/75)	12
Lake Parishan Lake Parishan Lake Parishan is a lake in Iran. The Lake is in Kazerun, Fars Province and is the largest freshwater lake in the country. It receives only very small amount of water from feeder rivers and the whole lake/wetland is a protected area, as it is considered a globally significant wetland ecosystem.... , Fars Province  (23/06/75)	40
Miankaleh Peninsula Miankaleh peninsula Miyānkāle peninsula is a narrow but long peninsula in Māzandarān Province in the north of Iran situated in the extreme south-eastern part of the Caspian Sea. The long and narrow peninsula is 48 km long, and between 1300 and 3200 meters wide.... , Gorgan Bay, Lapoo-Zaghmarz Ab-bandan, Mazandaran Province Mazandaran Province Mazandaran Province is a Caspian province in the north of Iran. Located on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, it is bordered clockwise by the Golestan, Semnan, Tehran, Alborz, Qazvin, and Gilan provinces....  (23/06/75)	1000

Israel

Name	| Area (km2)
En Afeq Nature Reserve Tel Afek Tel Afek, , also spelled Aphek, is an archaeological site located in the coastal hinterland of the Ein Afek Nature Reserve, east of Kiryat Bialik, Israel....	0.66
Hula Nature Reserve Hulah Valley The Hula Valley is an agricultural region in northern Israel with abundant fresh water. It is a major stopover for birds migrating along the Syrian-African Rift Valley between Africa, Europe, and Asia. The marshland around Lake Hula, a breeding grounds for malaria, was drained in the 1950s...	3

Japan

Name	| Area (km2)
Lake Biwa Lake Biwa is the largest freshwater lake in Japan, located in Shiga Prefecture , northeast of the former capital city of Kyoto. Because of its proximity to the ancient capital, references to Lake Biwa appear frequently in Japanese literature, particularly in poetry and in historical accounts of battles.-...	656.02
Lake Man Lake Man , is an area of wetlands in Japan that is located between the cities of Naha, Okinawa and Tomigusuku, and within Manko Park. Despite being called "Lake Man", it is in fact a wetland and not a lake....	0.58
Kiritappu Wetland Kiritappu Wetland is a 3,168ha. wetland area in Hamanaka-cho, Akkeshi District, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is also called because numerous flowers can be seen in summer.Kiritappu wetland is the third largest wetland in Japan, following the Kushiro Shitsugen National Park and Sarobetsu field.The peatland in the center of...	25.04
Yatsu-higata Yatsu-higata is a tidal flat in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, 2km from Tokyo Bay. Once one of the largest tidal flats in Japan, much of the area has been reclaimed. Forty hectares of wetland were designated a Ramsar Site in 1993....	0.4

Malaysia

Name	| Area (km2)
Bera Lake Bera Lake Bera Lake is a natural freshwater lake system, located in southwest Pahang, Malaysia in the saddle of the main and eastern mountain ranges of Peninsular Malaysia, extending 35 km long and 20 km wide, drainings into the Pahang River....  in Pahang Pahang Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state...	311
Pulai River Pulai River Pulai River is located within the Malaysian state of Johor. It runs from Mount Pulai until Tanjung Pelepas, draining into the Tebrau Straits. At its mouth lays the single largest seagrass bed in Malaysia which extents all the way to Pulau Merambong....  in Johor Johor Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...  01°23′N 103°32′E.	91
Kukup Island Pulau Kukup Pulau Kukup is a mangrove island located at about 1 km offshore from the 150 year-old fishing village of Kukup in Pontian, at the South-western region of the state of Johor, and towards North-west of Tanjung Piai, Peninsular Malaysia. The area of the island is 6.472 square kilometres and is...  in Johor Johor Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...  01°19′N 103°25′E	6
Tanjung Piai Tanjung Piai Tanjung Piai is a cape in Johor which is the southernmost point of Peninsular Malaysia and thus the most southern point of mainland Asia. The skyline of Singapore is visible across the Johor Strait from the point...  in Johor Johor Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...  01°16′N 103°31′E	5
Trusan Kinabatangan Forest Reserve in Sabah Sabah Sabah is one of 13 member states of Malaysia. It is located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. It is the second largest state in the country after Sarawak, which it borders on its southwest. It also shares a border with the province of East Kalimantan of Indonesia in the south...	404
Kulamba Wildlife Reserve Kulamba Wildlife Reserve Kulambia Wildlife Reserve is situated in the Sabah's land area of Borneo , and covers 204km². It is an area protected under state law and is particularly significant for the conservation of orangutans -References:...  in Sabah Sabah Sabah is one of 13 member states of Malaysia. It is located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. It is the second largest state in the country after Sarawak, which it borders on its southwest. It also shares a border with the province of East Kalimantan of Indonesia in the south...	207
Kuala Maruap and Kuala Segama Forest Reserve in Sabah Sabah Sabah is one of 13 member states of Malaysia. It is located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. It is the second largest state in the country after Sarawak, which it borders on its southwest. It also shares a border with the province of East Kalimantan of Indonesia in the south...	177

Nepal

Name	| Area (ha)
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve The Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is a protected area in the Terai of eastern Nepal covering of wetlands in the Sunsari, Saptari and Udayapur Districts. In altitude it ranges from and consists of extensive mudflats, reed beds, and freshwater marshes in the floodplain of the Sapta Kosi River...	17,500
Beeshazar Tal Beeshazar Tal Beeshazar Tal is a Ramsar site in central Nepal. Established in August 2003, it covers an area of in the buffer zone of Chitwan National Park and is situated between the Mahabharat mountain range to the north and the Siwalik range to the south at an altitude of...  in Chitwan District Chitwan District Chitwan District and one sub-Metropolitan city - Bharatpur and a municipality Ratnanagar each of which has more than nine wards or urban areas....	3,200
Ghodaghodi Tal Ghodaghodi Tal Ghodaghodi Tal is a Ramsar site in western Nepal. Established in August 2003 it covers an area of in Kailali District at an altitude of on the...  in Kailali District Kailali District Kailali District of 616,697. Dhangadhi is a center of attraction of not only Kailali district but of the whole seti zone. The district also contains Tikapur Park, one of the biggest parks in Nepal, and Godha-Ghodi Tal lake.-Towns and villages:Baliya...	2,563
Jagdishpur Reservoir Jagdishpur Reservoir Jagdishpur Reservoir is a Ramsar site in southern Nepal. Established in August 2003 it covers an area of in Kapilvastu District at an altitude of ....  in Kapilvastu District Kapilvastu District Kapilvastu district of 481,976.-Geography:The district situated at the height of 93 to 1491 meters from sea level. Geographically, the district can be divided into plain low lands of terai and low Chure hills.Kapilvastu is bounded by-...	225
Gokyo Lakes Gokyo Lakes Gokyo Lakes are oligotrophic lakes in Nepal's Sagarmatha National Park, located at an altitude of above sea level. These lakes are the world’s highest freshwater lake system comprising six main lakes, of which Thonak Lake is the largest...  in Sagarmatha National Park Sagarmatha National Park Sagarmāthā National Park is a protected area in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal containing the southern half of Mount Everest. The park was created on July 19, 1976 and was inscribed as a Natural World Heritage Site in 1979...	7,770
Gosainkunda in Rasuwa District Rasuwa District Rasuwa District of 44,731.Gosaikunda lake is located in the district.-Village Development Committees :*Bhorle*Briddhim*Chilime*Dandagaun*Dhaibung*Dhunche*Gatlang*Goljung*Haku*Jibjibe*Khamjim*Laharepauwa*Langtang*Ramche*Saramthali...	1,030
Rara Lake Rara Lake Rara Lake is the biggest lake of Nepal. It lies in Rara Village Development Committee, Mugu District in Western Nepal and falls under the Rara National Park....  in Rara National Park Rara National Park Rara National Park is a protected area in the Himalayas of Nepal and was established in 1976. Covering an area of in the Mugu and Dolpa districts, it is the country's smallest national park. Its main feature is Rara Lake at an altitude of...	1,583
Phoksundo Lake Phoksundo Lake Phoksundo Lake, also known as Shey Phoksundo Lake, is an alpine fresh water oligotrophic lake in Nepal's Shey Phoksundo National Park, located at an altitude of above sea level in the Dolpa District. Phoksundo Lake is in size with a water volume of and a discharge of...  in Shey Phoksundo National Park Shey Phoksundo National Park Shey Phoksundo National Park is the largest and only trans-Himalayan National Park in Nepal. It covers an area of in the districts of Dolpa and Mugu in the northwestern part of the country....	494
Mai Pokhari in Ilam District Ilam District Ilam district of 282,806. It is about 600 km from Kathmandu. The highest point is Sandakpur with an elevation of 3000m. Ilam attracts many researchers who come to study rare birds and the Red Panda...	12

Algeria

Name	| Area (km2)
Chott Ech Chergui Chott Ech Chergui Chott Ech Chergui is a large endorheic salt lake in northwestern Algeria, located at in the Saharan Atlas.Lake has an area of about 2000 km² and is one of the largest lakes in Algeria; Ramsar site has an area of 8555 km²....	2000

Benin

Name	| Area (km2)
Basse Vallée de l'Ouémé, Porto-Novo Lagoon, Lake Nokoué Lake Nokoué Lake Nokoué is a lake in southern Benin. It is 20 km wide and 11 km long and is located at , north of Cotonou. On the northern edge is the famous water town of Ganvié. Lake Nokoué is an important site for the birds.- External links :*...	916
Basse Vallée du Couffo, Côtiere Lagoon, Chenal Aho, Lake Ahémé	475

Botswana

Name	| Area (km2)
Okavango Delta Okavango Delta The Okavango Delta , in Botswana, is the world's largest inland delta. It is formed where the Okavango River empties onto a swamp in an endorheic basin in the Kalahari Desert, where most of the water is lost to evaporation and transpiration instead of draining into the sea...	55,324

Burkina Faso

Name	| Area (km2)
W National Park W National Park The W National Park is a major national park in West Africa around a meander in the River Niger shaped like a "W". The park includes areas of the three countries Niger, Benin and Burkina Faso, and is governed by the three governments...	2,350
La Mare d'Oursi Mare d'Oursi The Mare d'Oursi is a small, shallow lake in Oudalan Province in northern Burkina Faso, close to the town of Oursi. It is included in the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance....	450
La Mare aux Hippopotames Mare aux Hippopotames The Mare aux Hippopotames is a lake and national park in Burkina Faso, created in 1937 and designated in 1977 as the only UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the nation. The park was created around a freshwater lake and includes surrounding pools and marches in the flood plain of the Black Volta River,...	192

Burundi

Name	| Area (km2)
Rusizi delta in the Rusizi Natural Reserve and the northern part of the Lake Tanganyika Lake Tanganyika Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, after Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest freshwater lake...  littoral	10

Chad

Name	| Area (km2)
Lake Chad National Park	16,482
Lake Fitri Lake Fitri Lake Fitri is located in the center of Chad about 300 km east of N’Djamena. The normal size of the lake is about 50,000 hectacre. The size of this lake can triple in wetter years. This freshwater lake is shallow and is fed by seasonal rainfall and run-off from a catchment area estimated at 70,000 km²...	1,950

Comoros

Name	| Area (km2)
Lake Dziani Boundouni	0.3

Côte d'Ivoire

Name	| Area (km2)
Complexe Sassandra-Dagbego	105.51
Fresco	155.07
Grand-Bassam	402.10
Îles Ehotilé-Essouman	272.74
N’Ganda N’Ganda	144.02
Parc national d’Azagny	194

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Name	| Area (km2)
Mangroves National Park Mangroves National Park Mangroves National Park is a national park and Ramsar wetland in the Democratic Republic of Congo containing mangrove forests. The park is located at the mouth of the Congo River. These mangroves are distinct from the ones found in south Asia . These mangroves form a separate type of mangrove...	660
Virunga National Park Virunga National Park The Virunga National Park , formerly named Albert National Park, is a 7800 square km National Park that stretches from the Virunga Mountains in the South, to the Rwenzori Mountains in the North, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, bordering Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and Rwenzori...	8,000
Tumba-Ngiri-Maindombe	65,696

Djibouti

Name	| Area (km²)
Haramous-Loyada	30

Equatorial Guinea

Name	| Area (km²)
Annobón Annobón Annobón may refer to:* Annobón Province* Annobonese language* Annobon people...	230
Muni Estuary Río Muni Río Muni is the Continental Region of Equatorial Guinea, and comprises the mainland geographical region, covering 26,017 km².-History:Río Muni was ceded by Portugal to Spain in 1778 in the Treaty of El Pardo...  Natural Reserve	800
Ntem River Ntem River The Ntem River is a border river in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. It rises in Gabon, but flows into the Atlantic Ocean in Cameroon. A tributary continues along the border towards the east.- Towns :* Campo* Minvoul, Gabon...  and Campo River Campo River The Campo or Ntem River is a river in the northern mainland of Equatorial Guinea. Part of its length, including its estuary in the Bight of Bonny, form part of the border with Cameroon....	330

Gabon

Name	| Area (km²)
Petit Loango Petit Loango Petit Loango is a town located in Ogooué-Maritime province, Gabon....	4,800
Setté Cama Sette Cama Sette Cama is a village in Gabon, lying on the peninsula between the Ndogo Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean. In the sixteenth century, it was a major European colonial sea port trading in timber and ivory. Long declined, it is now home to a museum and an airstrip and lies on the edge of the Loango...	2,200
Wongha-Wonghé	3,800

Ghana

Name	| Area (~ha)
Anlo-Keta Lagoon Complex Keta Keta is a city in Volta Region, Ghana. It was an important trading post between the 14th and late 20th century via a port and fort built by the Dutch in 1784. Parts of the city were devastated by sea erosion between the 1960s and 1980s.... , Volta	127780
Densu Delta Densu River The Densu River is a 116km long river in Ghana rising in the Atewa Range. It flows through an economically important agricultural region, supplies half the drinking water to Ghana's capital city of Accra, and ends in an ecologically significant but environmentally threatened wetlands at the edge... , Greater Accra	4620
Muni Lagoon, Central	8670
Owabi Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary, located in Kumasi, Ghana, West Africa. It is home to many butterflies, over 140 species of birds, monkeys and the more reclusive bushpig, bushbuck and antelope.... , Ashanti	7260
Sakumo Lagoon, Greater Accra	1340
Songor Lagoon Songor Lagoon 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 of the major town of Ada and to the west of the Volta River estuary. It was designated as Ramsar wetland site of international... , Greater Accra	28740

Kenya

Name	| Area (km2)
Lake Baringo Lake Baringo Lake Baringo is, after Lake Turkana, the most northern of the Great Rift Valley lakes of Kenya, with a surface area of about and an elevation of about . The lake is fed by several rivers, El Molo, Perkerra and Ol Arabel, and has no obvious outlet; the waters are assumed to seep through lake...	314
Lake Bogoria Lake Bogoria Lake Bogoria is a saline, alkaline lake that lies in a volcanic region in a half-graben basin south of Lake Baringo, Kenya, a little north of the equator. Lake Bogoria, like Lake Nakuru, Lake Elmenteita, and Lake Magadi further south in the Rift Valley, and Lake Logipi to the north, is home at...	107
Lake Elmenteita Lake Elmenteita Lake Elmenteita, also spelled Elementaita, is a soda lake, in the eastern limb of East Africa's Great Rift Valley, about 120 km northwest of Nairobi, Kenya.- Geography :...	109
Lake Naivasha Lake Naivasha Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake in Kenya, lying north west of Nairobi, outside the town of Naivasha. It is part of the Great Rift Valley. The name derives from the local Maasai name Nai'posha, meaning "rough water" because of the sudden storms which can arise...	300
Lake Nakuru Lake Nakuru Lake Nakuru is one of the Rift Valley soda lakes at an elevation of 1754 m above sea level. It lies to the south of Nakuru, in the rift valley of Kenya and is protected by Lake Nakuru National Park....	188

Madagascar

Name	| Area (km2)
Complexe des lacs de Manambolomaty	75
Le Lac Alaotra: les zones humides et basin	7,225
Lac Tsimanampetsotsa	456

Mali

Name	| Area (km2)
Inner Niger Delta	41195

Montenegro

Name	| Area (km2)
Skadar lake	200

Mozambique

Name	| Area (km2)
Complexo de Marromeu	6,880

Niger

Name	| Area (km2)
Complexe Kokorou-Namga	668
Dallo Bosso	3762
Dallo Maouri	3190
Lake Chad Lake Chad Lake Chad is a historically large, shallow, endorheic lake in Africa, whose size has varied over the centuries. According to the Global Resource Information Database of the United Nations Environment Programme, it shrank as much as 95% from about 1963 to 1998; yet it also states that "the 2007 ...	3404
W National Park W National Park The W National Park is a major national park in West Africa around a meander in the River Niger shaped like a "W". The park includes areas of the three countries Niger, Benin and Burkina Faso, and is governed by the three governments...	2200
Zone humide du moyen Niger	881
Zone humide du moyen Niger II	658

Nigeria

Name	| Area (km2)
Hadejia-Nguru wetlands Hadejia-Nguru wetlands thumb|right|300px|[[Yobe River]] catchment area showing location of the Hadejia-Nguru wetlandsThe Hadejia-Nguru wetlands in Yobe State in northern Nigeria, which include Nguru Lake, are ecologically and economically important...  - Nguru Lake and Marma Channel complex	581

Republic of the Congo

Name	| Area (km2)
Lake Télé Lake Tele Lake Tele is a freshwater lake located in the north-east of the Republic of the Congo. It is located at .Lake Tele has often been mentioned as the home of the Mokèlé-mbèmbé , and is also allegedly the spot where pygmies killed and ate one of the creatures in about 1959... /Likouala-aux-Herbes Communal Reserve	4,390

Senegal

Name	| Area (km2)
Bassin du Ndiaël	100
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary The Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary lies on the southeast bank of the River Senegal in Senegal, in northern Biffeche, north east of St-Louis. It provides a range of wetland habitats which prove very popular with migrating birds, many of which have just crossed the Sahara. Of almost 400 species of...	160
Gueumbeul	7
Saloum Delta Saloum River The Saloum River rises about 105 kilometers east of Kaolack, Senegal, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The significant Saloum Delta is located at its mouth, which is protected as Saloum Delta National Park. The river basin lies within the Kingdom of Saloum....	730

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...

Name	| Area (km2)
Sierra Leone River Estuary Sierra Leone River The Sierra Leone River is a river estuary on the Atlantic Ocean in Western Sierra Leone. It is formed by the Port Loko Creek and Rokel River and is between 4 and 10 miles wide and 25 miles long. It holds the major ports of Queen Elizabeth II Quay and Pepel. The estuary is also important for...  (13/12/99)	2950

South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

Name	| Area (km2)
Barberspan	31
Blesbokspruit Blesbokspruit Blesbokspruit, originates north of Daveyton, Gauteng, South Africa. It is a stream running south and later west, past the towns of Springs, Nigel and Heidelberg, before it joins the Suikerbosrand River. The Marievale Bird Sanctuary is situated in its upper reaches.-See also:* List of rivers of...	18
De Hoop Vlei De Hoop Nature Reserve De Hoop Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.It lies three hours from Cape Town in the Overberg region, near Cape Agulhas, the southern tip of Africa. Approximately 340 square kilometres in area, it is one of the largest natural areas managed by...	7
De Mond (Heuningnes Estuary)	9
Drakensberg Drakensberg The Drakensberg is the highest mountain range in Southern Africa, rising to in height. In Zulu, it is referred to as uKhahlamba , and in Sesotho as Maluti...  Park	2,428
Kosi Bay Kosi Bay Kosi Bay is a series of four interlinked lakes in the Maputuland area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.The lakes form part of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site....	110
Lake Sibhayi Lake Sibhayi Lake Sibhayi, also known as Lake Sibaya, is the largest natural freshwater lake in South Africa, with a surface area of 64 km². The lake is also wrongly known as Sibaya or Sibayi....	77
Langebaan Langebaan Langebaan is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa on the eastern shore of Langebaan Lagoon.Langebaan is situated 120 km north of Cape Town, just off the R27, about 28km from Vredenburg and 20km from Saldanha Bay...	60
Ndumo Game Reserve Ndumo Game Reserve Ndumo Game Reserve is a game reserve in Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is situated on the border with Mozambique where the Pongola River joins the Great Usutu River...	101
Nylsvley Nature Reserve Nylsvley Nature Reserve Nylsvley Nature Reserve is a protected area, lying on a seasonally-inundated floodplain and located near Mookgophong in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. It has been declared a Ramsar wetland site because of its international conservation importance...	40
Orange River Orange River The Orange River , Gariep River, Groote River or Senqu River is the longest river in South Africa. It rises in the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho, flowing westwards through South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean...  Mouth	20
Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve	48
St Lucia System	1,555
Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of Tongaland	395
Verloren Valei Nature Reserve	59
Verlorenvlei	15
Wilderness Lakes	13

Tanzania

Name	| Area (km2)
Kilombero Valley Floodplain	7,967.35
Lake Natron basin Lake Natron Lake Natron is a salt lake located in northern Tanzania, close to the Kenyan border, in the eastern branch of Africa's Great Rift Valley. The lake is fed by the Ewaso Ng'iro River but also by mineral-rich hot springs and is quite shallow, less than three meters deep, and varies in width depending...	2,247.81
Malagarasi-Muyovoziwetlands	32,500
Rufiji-Mafia-Kilwa Marine Ramsar Site	5,969.08

Zambia

Name	| Area (km2)
Bangweulu Swamps	11,000
Busanga Swamp, Kafue National Park Kafue National Park Kafue National Park is the largest national park in Zambia, covering an area of about 22,400 km² . It is the second largest park in Africa and is home to over 55 different species of animals....	2,000
Kafue Flats Kafue River The Kafue River sustains one of the world's great wildlife environments. It is a major tributary of the Zambezi, and of Zambia's principal rivers, it is the most central and the most urban, and the longest and largest lying wholly within Zambia....  inc. Lochinvar National Park Lochinvar National Park The Lochinvar National Park lies south west of Lusaka in Zambia, on the south side of the Kafue River.The national park straddles two of Zambia's ecoregions: Zambezian and Mopane woodlands in the south, and Zambezian flooded grasslands over most of the park...  & Blue Lagoon National Park Blue Lagoon National Park Blue Lagoon National Park is a small wildlife haven in the northern part of the Kafue Flats in Zambia's Central Province. It covers about 500 km² and is very accessible, being about 100 km west of Lusaka .-Ecology and wildlife:...	6,005
Lake Tanganyika Lake Tanganyika Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, after Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest freshwater lake...  (portion in Zambia)	2,300
Luangwa floodplains Luangwa River The Luangwa River is one of the major tributaries of the Zambezi River, and one of the four biggest rivers of Zambia. The river generally floods in the rainy season and then falls considerably in the dry season...	2,500
Lukanga Swamp Lukanga Swamp Lukanga Swamp is a major wetland in the Central Province of Zambia, about 50 km west of Kabwe. Its permanently swampy area consists of a roughly circular area with a diameter of 40 to 50 km covering 1850 km², plus roughly 250 km² in the mouths of and along rivers discharging...	2,600
Mweru wa Ntipa	4,900
Zambezi Floodplain (Barotse Floodplain) Barotse Floodplain The Barotse Floodplain also known as the Bulozi Plain, Lyondo or the Zambezi Floodplain is one of Africa's great wetlands, on the Zambezi River in the Western Province of Zambia...	9,000

Bolivia

Name	| Area (km2)
Bañados de Izozog y el río Parapetí	6,158.82
Cuenca del Tajzara	55
Laguna Colorada Laguna Colorada thumb|250px|leftLaguna Colorada is a shallow salt lake in the southwest of the altiplano of Bolivia, within Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve and close to the border with Chile....	513.18
Laguna Concepción Laguna Concepción Laguna Concepción is a lake in Chiquitos Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. At an elevation of 248 m, its surface area is 58 to 158 km2....	311.24
Lake Poopó and Lake Uru Uru	9,676.07
Lake Titicaca Lake Titicaca Lake Titicaca is a lake located on the border of Peru and Bolivia. It sits 3,811 m above sea level, making it the highest commercially navigable lake in the world...	8,000
Palmar de las Islas y Salinas de San José	8,567.54
Pantanal boliviano Pantanal The Pantanal is a tropical wetland and one of the world's largest wetland of any kind. Most of it lies within the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, but it extends into Mato Grosso and portions of Bolivia and Paraguay, sprawling over an area estimated at between and...	31,898.88

Brazil

(as of February 2, 2007)

Name	| Area (km2)
Baixada maranhense Environmental Protection Area (Maranhão Maranhão Maranhão is a northeastern state of Brazil. To the north lies the Atlantic Ocean. Maranhão is neighbored by the states of Piauí, Tocantins and Pará. The people of Maranhão have a distinctive accent... ) (29/02/00)	17,750.36
Ilha do Bananal (Tocantins Tocantins Tocantins may refer to:* Tocantins, a state in Brazil* Tocantins River, a river in Brazil* Survivor: Tocantins, a reality show set in Tocantins, Brazil* Tocantins Esporte Clube, a Brazilian football club... ) (04/10/93)	5,623.12
Lagoa do Peixe (Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine... ) (24/05/93)	344
Mamirauá Mamirauá The Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, near the city of Tefé, is a reserve near the village of Boca do Mamirauá. It includes mostly Amazonian flooded forest and wetlands.-Protection:...  (Amazonas) (04/10/93)	11,240
Pantanal Matogrossense National Park Pantanal Matogrossense National Park The Pantanal Matogrossense National Park is a national park of Brazil, in the southern state of Mato Grosso.The park is in the Pantanal, a World Heritage Site and a Ramsar Convention significant wetlands habitat. The Cuiabá River runs through Pantanal Matogrossense National Park....  (Mato Grosso Mato Grosso Mato Grosso is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest in area, located in the western part of the country.Neighboring states are Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, Tocantins, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul. It also borders Bolivia to the southwest... ) (24/05/93)	1,350
Parque Estadual Marinho do Parcel Manoel Luís (including Baixios do Mestre Álvaro e Tarol) (Maranhão) (29/02/00)	345.56
Reentrâncias maranhenses (Maranhão) (30/11/93)	26,809.11
SESC Pantanal Private Natural Heritage Reserve (Mato Grosso Mato Grosso Mato Grosso is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest in area, located in the western part of the country.Neighboring states are Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, Tocantins, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul. It also borders Bolivia to the southwest... ) (06/12/02)	878.71

Chile

Name	| Area (km2)
Bahía Lomas Bahía Lomas Bahia Lomas is a wetland in Southern Chile, in the Tierra del Fuego region, near the Strait of Magellan.*List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance...	589.46
Carlos Anwandter Sanctuary	48.77
Humedal El Yali	5.2
Laguna del Negro Francisco y Laguna Santa Rosa	624.6
Salar de Surire	158.58
Salar de Tara	54.43
Salar del Huasco	60
Santuario de la Naturaleza Laguna Conchalí	0.34
Sistema Hidrológico de Soncor	50.16

Belize

Name	| Area (km2)
Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary The Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife reserve in Belize. It is particularly important for birds, which flock to the area during the dry season, to take advantage of the shallow waters, and abundance of food resources....	66
Sarstoon Temash National Park	170

Canada

Name	| Area (km2)
Alaksen Alaksen National Wildlife Area The Alaksen National Wildlife Area is located on Westham Island in the Corporation of Delta, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is an important stopover point for many species of birds migrating along the Pacific Flyway.-Geography:...	6
Baie de l’Isle-Verte Baie de l’Isle-Verte Baie de l’Isle-Verte is a coastal wetland along the southern shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. It was designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance on May 27, 1987, is classified as a globally significant Important Bird Area, and contains a National Wildlife Area and...	22
Beaverhill Lake Beaverhill Lake Beaverhill Lake is a large dried up lake in central Alberta, Canada. It is a site of regional importance in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network. It is managed by the Canadian Wildlife Service division of Environment Canada....	181
Cap Tourmente Cap Tourmente The Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area is a National Wildlife Area located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in the Charlevoix region of Quebec established on 28 April 1978. It is critical habitat for the Greater Snow Goose during migration. Flocks of tens of thousands of these birds...	24
Chignecto Bay Chignecto Bay Chignecto Bay is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy located between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and separated from the waters of the Northumberland Strait by the Isthmus of Chignecto. It is a unit within the greater Gulf of Maine Watershed...	10
Creston Valley Creston Valley The Creston Valley is a Canadian river delta wetland and Wildlife Management Area near Creston in south-central British Columbia, on the floodplain of the Kootenay River at the south end of Kootenay Lake. Predominantly marshland, it was classified as a wetland of international importance on...	70
Delta Marsh Delta Marsh Delta Marsh consists of an extensive open marsh located near the south shore of Lake Manitoba, approximately 24km north of the town of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. The marsh extends for nearly 30 km along the shore of the lake, and has a breadth of up to 4km...	230
Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary, or Dewey Soper, is a migratory bird sanctuary in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in western Baffin Island, from Bowman Bay to the Koukdjuak River, and is named in honour of zoologist J. Dewey Soper. It is an area that was classified a wetland of...	8,159
Grand Codroy Estuary Grand Codroy Estuary The Grand Codroy Estuary is a 925 hectare wetland on the southwestern coast of the island of Newfoundland in Canada, approximately 30 km north of Port aux Basques. It is "[one] of the most productive of Newfoundland's few estuarine wetland sites", and is "the province's most important...	9
Hay-Zama Lakes Hay-Zama Lakes Hay-Zama Lakes is a 58,600 hectare inland wetland and wildland park in northwestern Alberta, Canada. It was designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance on May 24, 1982, and is recognized as an Important Bird Area...	500
Lac Saint-François Lac Saint-François Lake Saint Francis is a lake which borders southeastern Ontario, southwestern Quebec and northern New York State. It is located on the Saint Lawrence River between Lake Ontario and Montreal...	23
Lac Saint-Pierre Lac Saint-Pierre Lac Saint-Pierre is a lake in Quebec, Canada, located on the Saint Lawrence River between Sorel-Tracy and Trois-Rivières, downstream and east of Montreal. Including its shoreline, islands, and wetlands, the lake is a nature reserve...	120
Last Mountain Lake Last Mountain Lake Last Mountain Lake, also known as Long Lake, is a prairie lake formed from glaciation 11,000 years ago. It is located in south central Saskatchewan, Canada, about 40 km northwest of the city of Regina adjacent to the Qu'Appelle Valley, which it flows south into through Last Mountain Creek...	156
Long Point	137
Malpeque Bay Malpeque Bay Malpeque Bay is a bay on the north shore of Prince Edward Island, Canada.-Description:Malpeque Bay is the second largest bay in terms of surface area in Prince Edward Island, following Hillsborough Bay. It is also notable for almost dividing the province; an isthmus occupied by the city of...	244
Mary's Point Mary's Point Mary's Point is a 1,200 hectare wetland in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada. It is at the head of the Bay of Fundy, approximately 40 km south of Moncton. Designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance on May 24, 1982, it is also part of the Fundy biosphere reserve established...	12
Matchedash Bay Matchedash Bay Matchedash Bay is a bay and Ramsar wetland in Simcoe County in Central Ontario, Canada. It is the "final inland extension of Severn Sound" on Lake Huron's Georgian Bay, and is "situated at the interface between the Saint Lawrence Lowlands and the Canadian Shield ". It exhibits geologically unique...	18
McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary The McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary is located in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada. The 32,800 hectar sanctuary, at , is on Hudson Bay's west coast, 27 km south of Arviat, and 50 km north of the Manitoba border. Its namesake is the McConnell River which flows to the Hudson...	328
Mer Bleue Conservation Area Mer Bleue Conservation Area The Mer Bleue Conservation Area is a protected area east of Ottawa in Eastern Ontario, Canada. Its main feature is a sphagnum bog which is situated in an ancient channel of the Ottawa River and is a remarkable boreal-like ecosystem normally not found this far south...	33
Minesing Swamp Minesing Swamp Minesing Swamp is a Ramsar boreal wetland in central Ontario, Canada, identified and classified through the International Biological Program. It is "the largest and best example of fen bog in southern Ontario", one of the "most diverse undisturbed wetland tracts in Canada" and is a...	60
Musquodoboit Harbour Musquodoboit Harbour Musquodoboit Harbour is a natural harbour in Canada on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia.Located east of Petpeswick Inlet and west of Jeddore Harbour, Musquodoboit Harbour is a 10 km long estuary measuring about 2 km wide at its southern end and narrowing to less than 100 m wide at the...	19
Oak Hammock Marsh Oak Hammock Marsh Oak Hammock Marsh consists of approximately 20 square kilometres of open marsh, and a slightly smaller area of surrounding woods and grasslands. The total Wildlife Management Area is 36 square kilometres...	36
Old Crow Flats Old Crow Flats Old Crow Flats is a wetland complex in northern Yukon, Canada. It is north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Beaufort Sea, and is nearly surrounded by mountains. The site is protected by the Yukon Wildlife Ordinance and Migratory Birds Convention Act...	6,170
Peace-Athabasca Delta Peace-Athabasca Delta The Peace–Athabasca Delta is a large freshwater, inland delta in northeastern Alberta located where the Peace and Athabasca Rivers join the Slave River at the western end of Lake Athabasca.-Conservation :...	3,213
Point Pelee Point Pelee National Park -See also:*National Parks of Canada*List of National Parks of Canada*Long Point-External links:**...	16
Polar Bear Pass Polar Bear Pass Polar Bear Pass is a 262,400 hectare wetland and mountain pass on Bathurst Island within Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. The pass is on federal Crown land.-Fauna and flora:...	2,624
Polar Bear Provincial Park Polar Bear Provincial Park Polar Bear Provincial Park is an isolated wilderness park in the far north of Ontario, Canada. It lies on the western shore where James Bay joins Hudson Bay. The terrain is part of the Hudson Bay Lowlands and features unspoiled low-lying tundra in the Hudson Plains ecozone.Administered by Ontario...	24,087
Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary	62,782
Quill Lakes Quill Lakes The Quill Lakes is a wetland complex in Saskatchewan, Canada that encompasses the endorheic basin of three distinct lake wetlands: Big Quill Lake, Middle Quill Lake and Little Quill Lake. On May 27, 1987, it was designated a wetland of international importance via the Ramsar Convention...	635
Rasmussen Lowlands Rasmussen Lowlands The Rasmussen Lowlands is a 3,000 km² coastal plain complex of wetlands in Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It was designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance by the Ramsar Convention on May 24, 1982...	3,000
Shepody Bay Shepody Bay Shepody Bay is a 122 km² coastal wetland in New Brunswick, Canada. It was designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance on May 27, 1987, is a globally significant Important Bird Area, and is part of the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network...	122
Southern Bight Southern Bight Southern Bight is the southern bight of the North Sea bounded by the coasts of the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Great Britain. The Southern Bight is south west of the German Bight and the Wadden Sea... -Minas Basin Minas Basin The Minas Basin is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy and a sub-basin of the Fundy Basin located in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is known for its extremely high tides.- Geography :- Boundary :...	268
Southern James Bay Southern James Bay Southern James Bay is a Canadian coastal wetland complex in northeastern Ontario bordering James Bay and Quebec. It was designated as a wetland of international importance via the Ramsar Convention on May 27, 1987...  (Moose River Moose River (Ontario) The Moose River is a Canadian river in the Hudson Plains ecozone of northern Ontario which flows 100 km northeast from the junction of the Mattagami and Missinaibi Rivers into James Bay. Its drainage basin is 108,500 km² and it has a mean discharge rate of 1370 m³/s. Its full length...  & Hannah Bay)	253
St. Clair St. Clair National Wildlife Area The St. Clair National Wildlife Area is a nature reserve located in the southwestern part of the Canadian province of Ontario, on eastern Lake St. Clair, west of Chatham....	2
Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary The Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary is a wetland in Alnwick Parish, Northumberland County, in north-eastern New Brunswick, Canada. It was classified as a wetland of international importance on June 10, 1993. It is also a globally significant Important Bird Area for the population of Common...	50
Whooping Crane Summer Range Whooping Crane Summer Range Whooping Crane Summer Range is a 16,895 km² wetland complex in the boreal forests of northern Alberta and southwestern Northwest Territories in Canada. It is the only natural nesting habitat for the critically endangered whooping crane...	16,895

United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Name	| Area (km2)
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge The Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is a protected wildlife refuge, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, located west-northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada, in southern Nye County...  (Nevada)	93
Bolinas Lagoon Bolinas Lagoon Bolinas Lagoon is a tidal estuary, approximately in area, located at in the West Marin region of Marin County, California, United States. It is a part of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. The lagoon is a back bay of Bolinas Bay on the Pacific coast approximately 15 mi ...  (California)	8
Cache River (Illinois) Cache River (Illinois) The Cache River is a waterway in southernmost Illinois, in a region sometimes called Little Egypt. The basin spans and six counties: Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski and Union. Located at the convergence of four major physiographic regions, the river is part of the largest complex of...	242.81
Cache-Lower White rivers Cache River National Wildlife Refuge The Cache River National Wildlife Refuge is a 55,000 acre wildlife refuge in the state of Arkansas managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The refuge is one of the Ramsar wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention signed in 1971...  (Arkansas)	813.76
Caddo Lake Caddo Lake Caddo Lake is a lake and wetland located on the border between Texas and Louisiana, in northern Harrison County and southern Marion County in Texas and western Caddo Parish in Louisiana. The lake is named after the Southeastern culture of Native Americans called Caddoans or Caddo, who lived in...  (Texas and Louisiana)	79.77
Catahoula Lake Catahoula Lake Catahoula Lake is a large freshwater lake located in La Salle Parish and Rapides Parish of central Louisiana, United States.Catahoula Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake in the state covering just over . It is owned by the State of Louisiana and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,...  (Louisiana)	121.5
Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...  Estuarine Complex (Maryland-Virginia)	450
Cheyenne Bottoms Cheyenne Bottoms Cheyenne Bottoms is one of 29 places in the United States on the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance. It is located east of US Highway 281, midway between Hoisington and Great Bend in Kansas....  (Kansas)	109.78
Connecticut River Connecticut River The Connecticut River is the largest and longest river in New England, and also an American Heritage River. It flows roughly south, starting from the Fourth Connecticut Lake in New Hampshire. After flowing through the remaining Connecticut Lakes and Lake Francis, it defines the border between the...  Estuary and Tidal Wetlands Complex (Connecticut)	64.84
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is a National Audubon Society sanctuary located in southwest Florida, north of Naples, Florida and east of Bonita Springs, in the United States. The sanctuary was established to protect one of the largest remaining stands of Bald Cypress and Pond Cypress Corkscrew Swamp...  (Florida)	52.61
Delaware Bay Delaware Bay Delaware Bay is a major estuary outlet of the Delaware River on the Northeast seaboard of the United States whose fresh water mixes for many miles with the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. It is in area. The bay is bordered by the State of New Jersey and the State of Delaware...  Estuary (Delaware-New Jersey)	512.52
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge The Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge located in southern New Jersey along the Atlantic coast north of Atlantic City, in Atlantic and Ocean counties. The refuge was created in 1984 out of two existing refuge parcels created to protect tidal...  (New Jersey)	130.8
Everglades National Park Everglades National Park Everglades National Park is a national park in the U.S. state of Florida that protects the southern 25 percent of the original Everglades. It is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, and is visited on average by one million people each year. It is the third-largest...  (Florida)	6,104.97
Grassland Ecological Area Grasslands Wildlife Management Area Grasslands Wildlife Management Area lies within the San Joaquin River basin and supports the largest remaining block of wetlands in the Central Valley, containing of private wetlands and associated, and surrounding of state and federal lands...  (California)	650
Horicon Marsh Horicon Marsh Horicon Marsh is a marsh located in northern Dodge and southern Fond du Lac counties of Wisconsin. It is the site of both a national and state wildlife refuge. The extinct glacial lake is the largest freshwater cattail marsh in the United States....  (Wisconsin)	129.12
Humbug Marsh Humbug Marsh Humbug Marsh, a wetland in southeastern Wayne County, Michigan, is a constituent element of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. It is listed as a wetland of international importance....  (Michigan)	1.88
Izembek Lagoon National Wildlife Refuge Izembek National Wildlife Refuge The Izembek National Wildlife Refuge is the smallest of the National Wildlife Refuges located in the U.S. state of Alaska. It lies on the northwest coastal side of central Aleutians East Borough. Most of the refuge was designated as Wilderness in 1980 under the Alaska National Interest Lands...  (Alaska)	1,684.33
Kawainui Kawai Nui Marsh Kawai Nui Marsh is, at over , the largest wetlands in the Hawaiian Islands. The marsh is located near Kailua on the windward side of O'ahu and is owned by the State of Hawaii and the City & County of Honolulu...  and Hamakua Hamakua thumb|right|280px|Districts of [[Hawaii |Hawaii island]]: from northernmost, clockwise; [[Kohala, Hawaii|Kohala]], Hāmākua , [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]], [[Puna, Hawaii|Puna]], [[Kau, Hawaii|Kaū]], [[Kona District, Hawaii|Kona]]...  Marsh Complex (Hawaii)	4.14
Laguna de Santa Rosa Laguna de Santa Rosa The Laguna de Santa Rosa is a long wetland complex that drains a 254-square mile watershed encompassing most of the Santa Rosa Plain in Sonoma County, California, USA.-Description:...  Wetland Complex	15.76
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is a 402,000 acre National Wildlife Refuge located in Charlton, Ware, and Clinch Counties of Georgia, and Baker County in Florida, United States. The refuge is administered from offices in Folkston, Georgia. The refuge was established in 1937 to protect...  (Georgia-Florida)	1,626.35
Olentangy River Wetland Research Park Olentangy River Wetland Research Park The Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park is an experimental wetland complex located adjacent to the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Begun in 1992, the park has developed into a multitude of different habitats and setups which are used by OSU faculty...  (Ohio)	0.20
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge located just off the western coast of Orchid Island in the Indian River Lagoon east of Sebastian, Florida. The refuge consists of a island that includes an additional of surrounding water and is located off the...  (Florida)	19.08
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge Quivira National Wildlife Refuge Quivira National Wildlife Refuge is located in south central Kansas near the town of Stafford. It lies mostly in northeastern Stafford County, but small parts extend into southwestern Rice and northwestern Reno Counties. Its proximity to the Central Flyway migration route and the salt marshes on...  (Kansas)	89.58
Roswell Artesian Wetlands Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge located in two separate sections in central Chaves County, New Mexico, USA, a few miles northeast of the city of Roswell. Both sections lie on the banks of the Pecos River...  (New Mexico)	9.17
Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota and is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Protected in 1935, the refuge has recorded over 266 bird species and another 40 species of mammals...  (South Dakota)	87
Tijuana River Tijuana River The Tijuana River is an intermittent river, 120 mi long, on the Pacific coast of northern Baja California in Mexico and southern California in the United States.-Location:...  National Estuarine Research Reserve (California)	10.2
Tomales Bay Tomales Bay Tomales Bay is a long narrow inlet of the Pacific Ocean in Marin County in northern California in the United States. It is approximately 15 miles long and averages nearly 1.0 miles wide, effectively separating the Point Reyes Peninsula from the mainland of Marin County. It is located...  (California)	28.5
Upper Mississippi River Floodplain Wetlands Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is a . 261 river mile long National Wildlife Refuge located in and along the Upper Mississippi River. It runs from Wabasha, Minnesota in the north to Rock Island, Illinois in the south....  (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois)	1,223.57
Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park (Ohio)	0.21

Ecuador

Name	| Area (km²)
Cajas National Park	285.44
Machalilla National Park Machalilla National Park Machalilla National Park is a preserve in the Ecuadorian Manabí Province near Puerto López and the rural parish of Machalilla, a small fishing village in the vicinity of the park....	144.3

Guatemala

Name	| Area (km²)
Eco-región Lachuá Laguna Lachuá Laguna Lachuá is a Karstic lake in Guatemala. It is located in the middle of a national park covered with tropical rain forest, northwest of Cobán, near the border between the departments of Alta Verapaz and El Quiché. The lake is near circular in shape and is probably a cenote or doline... , Alta Verapaz Alta Verapaz Alta Verapaz is a department in the north central part of Guatemala. The capital and chief city of the department is Cobán. Verapaz is bordered to the north by El Petén, to the east by Izabal, to the south by Zacapa, El Progreso, and Baja Verapaz, and to the west by El Quiché.Also in Alta Verapaz...   (24-05-2006)	535.23
Manchón-Guamuchal Manchón-Guamuchal Manchón Guamuchal is a litoral wetland zone situated along the Pacific coast of Guatemala. It is one of the last remaining mangrove forest area on the pacific coast of Guatemala and an important stop for migratory birds. It was declared a Ramsar site in 1995.... , San Marcos San Marcos (department) San Marcos is a department in Guatemala. The capital is the city of San Marcos.-Departmental history:The department was created by a governmental decree on 8 May 1866, together with Huehuetenango, Izabal and Petén departments...  (25-04-1995)	135.00
Parque Nacional Laguna del Tigre, Petén Petén Petén or Peten may refer to:*Petén , a department of Guatemala*Petén Basin, the geographical / archaeological region of Mesoamerica and a center of the Maya civilization*Lake Petén Itzá, a lake in the Petén Basin region...  (26-06-1990)	3350.80
Parque Nacional Yaxhá-Nakum-Naranjo, Petén Petén Petén or Peten may refer to:*Petén , a department of Guatemala*Petén Basin, the geographical / archaeological region of Mesoamerica and a center of the Maya civilization*Lake Petén Itzá, a lake in the Petén Basin region...  (02-02-2006)	371.60
Punta de Manabique Punta de Manabique Punta de Manabique is a small peninsula that separates Amatique Bay from the Gulf of Honduras. It is located on Guatemala's east coast, some 20 km north of Puerto Barrios .... , Izabal Izabal Izabal may refer to various locations in Guatemala:* Izabal Department* Lago de Izabal a lake within Izabal department* Izabal a town within Izabal department...   (28-01-2000)	1329.00
Refugio de Vida Silvestre Bocas del Polochic, Izabal Izabal Izabal may refer to various locations in Guatemala:* Izabal Department* Lago de Izabal a lake within Izabal department* Izabal a town within Izabal department...  (20-03-1996)	212.27
Reserva de Usos Múltiples Río Sarstún, Izabal Izabal Izabal may refer to various locations in Guatemala:* Izabal Department* Lago de Izabal a lake within Izabal department* Izabal a town within Izabal department...  (22-03-2005)	352.02

Honduras

Name	| Area (km²)
Barras de Cuero y Salado, Atlántida Atlántida Atlantida is a poetic name of the mythical continent of Atlantis. It can also refer to:*Atlantida , a genus of brachiopods*Atlántida, Uruguay, a town in the department of Canelones, Uruguay*Atlántida in Honduras...   (23-06-1993)	132.25
Laguna de Bacalar, Gracias a Dios Gracias a Dios (department) Gracias a Dios is one of the 18 departments into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is Puerto Lempira; until 1975 it was Brus Laguna...  (03-02-2003)	73.94
Parque Nacional Jeanette Kawas, Atlántida Atlántida Atlantida is a poetic name of the mythical continent of Atlantis. It can also refer to:*Atlantida , a genus of brachiopods*Atlántida, Uruguay, a town in the department of Canelones, Uruguay*Atlántida in Honduras...  (28-03-1995)	781.50
Refugio de Vida Silvestre Punta Izopo, Atlántida Atlántida Atlantida is a poetic name of the mythical continent of Atlantis. It can also refer to:*Atlantida , a genus of brachiopods*Atlántida, Uruguay, a town in the department of Canelones, Uruguay*Atlántida in Honduras...  (20-03-1996)	112.00
Sistema de Humedales de la Zona Sur de Honduras, Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto...   (10-07-1999)	697.11

Mexico

(as of February 2, 2007)

Name	| Area (km2)
Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Cuatrociénegas, Coahuila Coahuila Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico...  (22/06/95)	843.5
Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna de Términos, Campeche Campeche Campeche is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in Southeast Mexico, it is bordered by the states of Yucatán to the north east, Quintana Roo to the east, and Tabasco to the south west...  (02/02/04)	7050
Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Yum Balam, Quintana Roo Quintana Roo Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....  (02/02/04)	1540.5
Áreas de Protección de Flora y Fauna de Nahá y Metzabok, Chiapas Chiapas Chiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...  (02/02/04)	72.16
Arrecife de Cozumel National Park Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park The Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park is off the coast of the island of Cozumel in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. The cozumel reef system is part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, the second largest coral reef system in the world. Even though almost the entire island of Cozumel is... , Quintana Roo Quintana Roo Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....  (02/02/05)	119.87
Arrecife de Puerto Morelos National Park, Quintana Roo Quintana Roo Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....  (02/02/04)	90.66
Arrecifes de Xcalak National Park, Quintana Roo Quintana Roo Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....  (27/11/03)	179.49
Bahía de Loreto National Park, Baja California Sur Baja California Sur Baja California Sur , is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state on October 8, 1974, the area was known as the South Territory of Baja California. It has an area of , or 3.57% of the land mass of Mexico and comprises...  (02/02/04)	2065.81
Bala’an K’aax, Quintana Roo Quintana Roo Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....  (02/02/04)	1316.1
Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo Quintana Roo Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....  (02/02/04)	1443.60
Cañón del Sumidero National Park, Chiapas Chiapas Chiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...  (02/02/04)	217.89
Cascadas de Texolo y su entorno, Veracruz Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...  (02/02/06)	5
Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve The Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve is a nature reserve on the Pacific coast of the Mexican state of Jalisco. The park was founded in 1993 and covers 131.42 square kilometres in La Huerta Municipality... , Jalisco Jalisco Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...  (02/02/04)	131.42
Ciénegas de Lerma, Mexico Mexico (state) México , officially: Estado Libre y Soberano de México is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of the United Mexican States. It is divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Toluca de Lerdo....  (02/02/04)	30.23
Corredor Costero La Asamblea – San Francisquito, Baja California Baja California Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...  (27/11/05)	443.04
Cuencas y corales de la zona costera de Huatulco, Oaxaca Oaxaca Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...  (27/11/03)	444
Dzilam (reserva estatal), Yucatán Yucatán Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....  (07/12/00)	617.07
Estero de Punta Banda, Baja California Baja California Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...  (02/02/06	23.93
Humedal de Importancia Especialmente para la Conservación de Aves Acuáticas Reserve Ría Lagartos, Yucatán Yucatán Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....  (04/07/86)	603.48
Humedales de la Laguna La Popotera, Veracruz Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...  (05/06/05)	19.75
Humedales del Delta del Río Colorado, Baja California Baja California Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North... , Sonora Sonora Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....  (20/03/96)	2500
Humedales del Lago de Pátzcuaro, Michoacán Michoacán Michoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia...  (02/02/05)	7.07
Isla Contoy National Park, Quintana Roo Quintana Roo Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....  (27/11/03)	51.26
Isla Isabel National Park, Nayarit Nayarit Nayarit officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its capital city is Tepic.It is located in Western Mexico...  (27/11/03)	.94
Islas Marietas, Nayarit Nayarit Nayarit officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its capital city is Tepic.It is located in Western Mexico...  (02/02/04)	13.57
Isla San Pedro Mártir, Sonora Sonora Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....  (02/02/04)	301.65
Isla Rasa, Baja California Baja California Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...  (02/02/06)	.66
La Encrucijada Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas Chiapas Chiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...  (20/03/96)	1448.68
La Mancha y El Llano, Veracruz Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...  (02/02/04)	14.14
Laguna Costera El Caimán, Michoacán Michoacán Michoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia...  (02/02/05)	11.25
Laguna de Atotonilco, Jalisco Jalisco Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...  (18/03/06)	28.50
Laguna de Chichankanab, Quintana Roo Quintana Roo Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....  (02/02/04)	19.99
Laguna de Metztitlán, Hidalgo (02/02/04)	29.37
Laguna de Sayula, Jalisco Jalisco Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...  (02/02/04)	168
Laguna de Tamiahua, Veracruz Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...  (27/11/05)	880
Laguna de Tecocomulco, Hidalgo (27/11/03)	17.69
Laguna de Yuriria, Guanajuato Guanajuato Guanajuato officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato....  (02/02/04)	150.2
Laguna de Zacapu, Michoacán Michoacán Michoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia...  (05/06/05)	.4
Laguna de Zapotlán, Jalisco Jalisco Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...  (05/06/05)	14.96
Laguna Madre Laguna Madre The Laguna Madre extends well into Mexico, to the mouth of the Río Soto la Marina in the state of Tamaulipas. It is separated from the Gulf of Mexico on the east by a number of barrier islands, including Barra Los Americanos, Barra Jesús María, and Barra Soto la Marina, and is bounded on the west... , Tamaulipas Tamaulipas Tamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...  (02/02/04)	3078.94
Laguna Ojo de Liebre Laguna Ojo de Liebre Laguna Ojo de Liebre , translated into English as "Hare's Eye Lagoon", is a coastal lagoon located in Mulegé Municipality near the town of Guerrero Negro in the northwestern part of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur... , Baja California Sur Baja California Sur Baja California Sur , is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state on October 8, 1974, the area was known as the South Territory of Baja California. It has an area of , or 3.57% of the land mass of Mexico and comprises...  (02/02/04)	366
Laguna Playa Colorada-Santa María La Reforma, Sinaloa Sinaloa Sinaloa officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales....  (02/02/04)	531.4
Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur Baja California Sur Baja California Sur , is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state on October 8, 1974, the area was known as the South Territory of Baja California. It has an area of , or 3.57% of the land mass of Mexico and comprises...  (02/02/04)	175
Lagunas de Montebello National Park, Chiapas Chiapas Chiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...  (27/11/03)	60.22
Los Petenes Biosphere Reserve, Campeche Campeche Campeche is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in Southeast Mexico, it is bordered by the states of Yucatán to the north east, Quintana Roo to the east, and Tabasco to the south west...  (02/02/04)	2828.57
Manglares y humedales de la Laguna de Sontecomapan, Veracruz Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...  (02/02/04)	89.21
Manglares y humedales de Tuxpan, Veracruz Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...  (02/02/06)	68.70
Marismas Nacionales, Sinaloa Sinaloa Sinaloa officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales.... , Nayarit Nayarit Nayarit officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its capital city is Tepic.It is located in Western Mexico...  (22/06/95)	2000
Pantanos de Centla Biosphere Reserve, Tabasco Tabasco Tabasco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa....  (22/06/95)	3027.06
Playa Tortuguera Cahuitán, Oaxaca Oaxaca Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...  (02/02/04)	.65
Playa Tortuguera Chenkán, Campeche Campeche Campeche is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in Southeast Mexico, it is bordered by the states of Yucatán to the north east, Quintana Roo to the east, and Tabasco to the south west...  (02/02/04)	1
Playa Tortuguera El Verde Camacho, Sinaloa Sinaloa Sinaloa officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales....  (02/02/04)	64.54
Playa Tortuguera Rancho Nuevo, Tamaulipas Tamaulipas Tamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...  (27/11/03)	.30
Playa Tortuguera Tierra Colorada, Guerrero Guerrero Guerrero officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guerrero is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 81 municipalities and its capital city is Chilpancingo....  (27/11/03)	.54
Playa Tortuguera X’cacel-X’cacelito, Quintana Roo Quintana Roo Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....  (02/02/04)	3.62
Playón Mexiquillo, Michoacán Michoacán Michoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia...  (02/02/04)	.67
Presa Jalpan, Querétaro Querétaro Querétaro officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro de Arteaga is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities and its capital city is Santiago de Querétaro....  (02/02/04)	.68
Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Mexican Island Territory (02/02/04)	6366.85
Ría Celestún Biosphere Reserve, Yucatán Yucatán Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....  (02/02/04)	814.82
Reserva Estatal El Palmar, Yucatán Yucatán Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....  (27/11/03)	501.77
Sian Ka’an, Quintana Roo Quintana Roo Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....  (27/11/03)	6521.93
Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano National Park, Veracruz Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...  (02/02/04)	522.38
Sistema de Lagunas Interdunarias de la Ciudad de Veracruz, Veracruz Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...  (02/02/05)	1.41
Sistema Lacustre Ejidos de Xochimilco y San Gregorio Atlapulco, Distrito Federal Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...  (02/02/04)	26.57
Sistema Lagunar Alvarado, Veracruz Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...  (02/02/04)	2670.1

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

Name	| Area (km2)
Buccoo Reef	1287
Caroni Swamp Caroni Swamp 342px|thumb|Cook's Tree Boa in Caroni SwampThe Caroni Swamp is the largest mangrove wetland in Trinidad and Tobago. It is located on the west coast of Trinidad, south of Port of Spain and northwest of Chaguanas, where the Caroni River meets the Gulf of Paria....	8398
Nariva Swamp Nariva Swamp The Nariva Swamp is the largest freshwater wetland in Trinidad and Tobago and has been designated a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention...	6234