Dongzhai Port Nature Reserve
| Dongzhai Port Nature Reserve | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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Haikou's Dongzhai Harbour Mangrove Forest | |
  Map of Hainan Island | |
| Location | Meilan District, Haikou City Hainan Island, China |
| Coordinates | 19°57′12″N 110°33′58″E / 19.9532559°N 110.5661796°ECoordinates: 19°57′12″N 110°33′58″E / 19.9532559°N 110.5661796°E |
| Area | 2,500 hectares (6,200 acres) |
| Established | 1986 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 東寨港紅樹林自然保護 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 东寨港红树林自然保护区 | ||||||
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Dongzhai Port Nature Reserve, also called the Hainan Dongzhai Bay National Nature Reserve, Dongzhai Harbor Mangrove, and Dongzhai Harbor Mangrove Natural Reserve Area, is located within Dongzhai Harbor, in the area of Yanfeng Town, Meilan District, Haikou, Hainan, China. It has an area of 2,500 hectares (6,200 acres) and includes six rivers. The coastline is very irregular and includes a number of bays and tidewater gullies. The mangrove forest on the south coast provides a habitat for birds and other wildlife.[1]
The Nature Reserve has been placed on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites Tentative List.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Dongzhai Port Nature Reserve". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
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