Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park
| Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park | |
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| Parque Natural de la Bahía de Cádiz | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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  Map of Spain | |
| Location | Cádiz Province, Andalusia, Spain |
| Nearest city | San Fernando |
| Coordinates | 36°28′24″N 6°10′12″W / 36.4732°N 6.17°W[1]Coordinates: 36°28′24″N 6°10′12″W / 36.4732°N 6.17°W[2] |
| Area | 10,522 hectares (26,000 acres) |
| Established | 1989 |
| Bahia de Cadiz | |
| Designated | October 24, 2002 [3] |
Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park (Parque Natural de la Bahía de Cádiz) is a 10,522-hectare (26,000-acre) natural park located in the province of Cádiz (Andalusia, Spain). It was established in 1989.[4]
Nature
Located at the mouth of the Guadalete river, it consists of marshland, beaches, reed and sand dunes. It has many types of shrubs and bushes, and ocean pine.
Recreational activities include bird watching, sailing, windsurfing and hiking.
It has been designated a Site of Community Importance.[5] Animals that can be found include solan goose, stork, cormorant, great crested grebe, seagull, flamingo, tern, sea eagle and avocet. The park is a Special Protection Area (Zona de Especial Protección para las Aves, ZEPA)[6]
Gallery
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Valdelagrana
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Salt traps
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Biking
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Los Toruños
References
- ↑ "Bahia de Cadiz Nature Park". protectedplanet.net.
- ↑ "Bahia de Cadiz Nature Park". protectedplanet.net.
- ↑ "Ramsar List". Ramsar.org. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ↑ Info about the Park on Andalusian government site
- ↑ Consejería de Medio Ambiente de Andalucía. Lugares de Importancia Comunitaria. Formulario de datos Natura 2000 (Spanish)
- ↑ Consejería de Medio Ambiente de Andalucía (Spanish)
External links
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- Official site at Junta de Andalucía