Site listing by country

These data have been taken from the Ramsar Sites Database.

A complete list can be found at www.ramsar.org/sitelist.pdf

Australia

• Bool and Hacks Lagoons 25.3 km²
• Lake Corangamite, Leopold, Victoria (near Geelong).
• Towra Point Nature Reserve

Bool Lagoon is a wetland of international importance. ... Lake Corangamite is Victoria’s largest natural lake located near Colac in South West Victoria, near Geelong, Australia. ... Leopold is a residential suburb of Geelong. ... Map of greater Melbourne showing Geelong to the south west Geelong is a port city of 184,332 people (2001 census) on Corio Bay, 75 kilometres south-west of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. ... Towra Point Nature Reserve is a nature reserve of 386. ...

Belgium

Benin

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Canada

Binomial name Grus americana (Linnaeus, 1758) The Whooping Crane (Grus americana) is a very large crane. ... The Peace-Athabasca Delta is a large freshwater, inland delta in northeastern Alberta located where the Peace and Athabasca Rivers join the Slave River. ... This article is about the Long Point located on the north shore of Lake Erie. ... Lac Saint-Pierre is a lake and nature reserve located on the Saint Lawrence River between Sorel and Trois-Rivières east of Montreal. ... Mer Bleue is a sphagnum bog which occupies 3,343 ha east of Ottawa in eastern Ontario. ... This article is about the area of Quebec. ... Lac Saint-François (Lake Saint Francis) is a lake which borders southeastern Ontario, southwestern Quebec and northern New York State. ... Point Pelee National Park is a park in Essex County in southwestern Ontario, Canada. ... The St. ...

Chad

Lake Chad (in French: Lac Tchad) is a large, shallow lake in Africa. ...

Comoros

Côte d'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Virunga Mountains are a chain of volcanoes in East Africa, along the northern border of Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. ...

Djibouti

Equatorial Guinea

France

Champagne is one of the traditional provinces of France, a region of France that is best known for the production of the sparkling white wine that bears the regions name. ... Shoreline of the Étang de Vaccarés The Camargue is the land south of Arles, France, between the two arms of the Rhône delta and the Mediterranean Sea. ... Mont-Saint-Michel: sheep graze on the reclaimed pr -sal or salt meadow (2004) Mont Saint Michel is a small rocky islet, roughly one kilometer from the north coast of France at the mouth of the Couesnon River, near Avranches in Normandy, close to the border of Brittany. ... Shoreline of the Étang de Vaccarés The Camargue is the land south of Arles, France, between the two arms of the Rhône delta and the Mediterranean Sea. ... The Lac du Bourget (Lake of Bourget) is a lake in the Savoie département of France. ... Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman, Le Léman or Lac de Genève is the second largest freshwater lake in central Europe (after Lake Balaton), divided between France (Haute-Savoie) and Switzerland (cantons of Vaud, Geneva, and Valais). ...

Gabon

Germany

Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ... The Wadden Sea (Wattenmeer in German, Waddenzee in Dutch, Waadsee in Frisian, Wattensee in Low Saxon, Vadehavet in Danish) is the name for a body of water and its associated coastal wetlands lying between a section of the coast of northwestern continental Europe and the North Sea. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainlands of Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, Central Europe, and the Danish islands. ... Rügen (Polish Rugia) is the largest German island. ... Hiddensee is an island in the Baltic Sea, located west of Rügen on the German coast. ... Zingst peninsula is the eastern part of the peninsula Fischland Darss Zingst, which is between the cities Rostock and Stralsund at the southern Baltic Sea coast. ... Length 2,888 km Elevation of the source 1,078 m Average discharge 30 km before Passau: 580 m³/s Vienna: 1,900 m³/s Budapest: 2,350 m³/s just before Delta: 6,500 m³/s Area watershed 817,000 km² Origin Black Forest (Schwarzwald-Baar, Baden- Württemberg... The Elbe River (Czech Labe  listen?, Sorbian/Lusatian Łobjo, Polish Łaba, German Elbe, Hungarian Elba) is one of the major waterways of central Europe. ... This article discusses the Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein. ... Starnberg is a Bavarian town, located south west of the city of Munich in Germany. ...

Guinea

India

Chilka Lake (also Chilika Lake) is a brackish water coastal lake in Indias Orissa state, south of the mouth of the Mahanadi River. ... Orissa (2001 provisional pop. ... The Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan, India is a famous avifauna sanctuary that sees thousands of rare and highly endangered birds such as the Siberian Cranes nest here during the winter season. ... Rajasthan (राजस्थान) is the geographically largest state in northwestern India. ... The dark-brown region represents the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir is the northern-most province of the Republic of India, with Srinagar as its capital and Jammu as its winter-capital. ... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (Meaning: Land of five Rivers) (also Panjab, Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, Devanagari: पंजाब, Shahmukhi: پنجاب) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ... Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in northeastern India. ... Manipur (মনিপুর) is a state in northeastern India making its capital in the city of Imphal. ... Sambhar Lake Sambhar Salt Lake is an India’s largest salt lake, sits west of the Indian city of Jaipur (Rajasthan, Northwest India). ... Rajasthan (राजस्थान) is the geographically largest state in northwestern India. ... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (Meaning: Land of five Rivers) (also Panjab, Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, Devanagari: पंजाब, Shahmukhi: پنجاب) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (Meaning: Land of five Rivers) (also Panjab, Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, Devanagari: पंजाब, Shahmukhi: پنجاب) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ... Map of Backwaters The Kerala Backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast (known as the Malabar Coast) of Kerala state in southern India. ... Kerala is bounded by the Arabian Sea on the west and the Western Ghats on the east. ... Orissa (2001 provisional pop. ... The Bhoj Wetland consists of two lakes located in the city of Bhopal, the capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. ... Madhya Pradesh (मध्‍य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ... Assam (অসম) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur. ... West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Pôścim Bôngô) is a state in the northeast of India. ... Kolleru Lake is a large freshwater lake in Indias Andhra Pradesh state. ... Andhra Pradesh (ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశం in Telugu)(Ä€ndhra Prādesh), a state in South India, lies between 12°41 and 22°N latitude and 77° and 84°40E longitude . ... Point Calimere, also called Cape Calimere and Kodikkarai, is a low headland on the Coromandel Coast, in Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu state, India. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Himachal Pradesh (हिमाचल प्रदेश) is a state in northwest India. ... Sasthamkotta Lake, is a large freshwater lake in Kerala state of southern India. ... Kerala is bounded by the Arabian Sea on the west and the Western Ghats on the east. ... The dark-brown region represents the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir is the northern-most province of the Republic of India, with Srinagar as its capital and Jammu as its winter-capital. ... The Kerala Backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast (known as the Malabar Coast) of Kerala state in southern India. ... Kerala is bounded by the Arabian Sea on the west and the Western Ghats on the east. ...

Italy

Kenya

Lake Baringo is, after Lake Turkana, the most northern of the Great Rift Valley lakes of Kenya, with a surface area of about 130 sq km. ... Lake Borgoria is north of Lake Baringo, Kenya, and is not a fresh water lake. ... Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake in Kenya, part of the Great Rift Valley. ... Lake Nakuru National Park is 168 km² It is very close to the second largest city in Kenya, Nakuru. ...

Luxembourg

Madagascar

Lake Alaotra, also Lac Alaotra, is Madagascars largest lake, and forms the center of the islands most important rice-growing region. ...

Malaysia

State Motto: the state moto as appeared on the coat of arms reads kepada Allah berserah which literally means all hopes is to God (Allah) Capital Johor Bahru Sultan Iskandar Al-haj Chief minister Abdul Ghani Othman Area 19,984 km² Population 2. ... State motto: no State motto Capital Kuantan Royal Capital Pekan Sultan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Chief Minister Dato Seri Adnan Yaakob Area 35,964 km2 Population  - Est year 2000 1,288,376 State anthem Pahang State Anthem Pahang (Jawi: Ú¨Ù‡Ú ) is the largest state in Peninsular Malaysia, occupying the huge Sungai...

Mali

The Niger Inland Delta is a large area of lakes and swamps in Mali, around the bifurcated River Niger and its tributary, the River Bani. ...

Monaco

Niger

Lake Chad (in French: Lac Tchad) is a large, shallow lake in Africa. ...

Nigeria

Republic of the Congo

Senegal

Switzerland

Tanzania

Lake Natron, here from 300 km overhead, changes colors with the seasons. ...

Togo

Ukraine

The Bastroe Channel (a. ... Length 2290 km Elevation of the source - m Average discharge - m³/s Area watershed 62,000 km² Origin Ukraine Mouth Black Sea Basin countries Ukraine, Moldova The river Dniester (Polish: Dniestr, Ukrainian: Дністер, Romanian: Nistru, Russian: Днестр, Latin: Tyras) is a river in Eastern Europe. ... Liman is a neighbourhood of the city of Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. ...

United States

Bolinas Lagoon is a tidal estuary, approximately 3 square miles (8 square km) in area, in Marin County in California in the United States. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... The Cache River National Wildlife Refuge is a 55,000 acre (223 km²) wildlife refuge in the state of Arkansas managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. ... The Cache River National Wildlife Refuge is a 55,000 acre (223 km²) wildlife refuge in the state of Arkansas managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. ... Caddo Lake is a 25,400 acre (103 km²) 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. ... Chesapeake Bay - Landsat photo The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. ... Delaware Bay Delaware Bay is a large esturarial inlet of the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Delaware River along the coast of the United States. ... Everglades National Park is a U.S. National Park which preserves the southern portion of the Everglades (all south of Tamiami Trail), but represents only 20 percent of the original wetland area. ... Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge located near Vero Beach, Florida. ... Introduction Location Quivira National Wildlife Refuge is located in south central Kansas near the town of Stafford. ... Tomales Bay Tomales Bay is a long narrow inlet of the Pacific Ocean in Marin County in northern California in the United States. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...

See also

• Ramsar Convention