| Lake Be Malae | |
|---|---|
| Portuguese name | |
| Portuguese | Lago Bemalae |
| Tetum name | |
| Tetum | Bemalae |
Lake Be Malae,also spelt Bemalae,is a 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) lagoon in the district of Bobonaro on the north-west coast of East Timor,a country occupying the eastern end of the island of Timor in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Wallacea. [1]
The lake is a broad and shallow expanse of saline water and mudflats which sometimes largely dries up. Its margins are vegetated by mangroves and dry forest. Its outlet is a winding,mangrove-lined channel leading to the sea. [1] [2]
The lake and its surrounds have been identified by BirdLife International as a 28,000 ha Important Bird Area because they support populations of bar-necked cuckoo-doves,pink-headed imperial pigeons,jonquil parrots,streak-breasted honeyeaters,plain gerygones,fawn-breasted whistlers,green figbirds,olive-brown orioles,buff-banded thicketbirds,white-bellied bush chats and flame-breasted sunbirds. [2]
Coffin Bay National Park is a protected area in on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia,Australia,which is located about 301 km west of Adelaide and about 46 km west of Port Lincoln. The town of Coffin Bay is near the entrance to the national park. The national park occupies the Coffin Bay Peninsula - a long peninsula with a sheltered bay to its north,coastal dunes,swamps and a coastline which overlooks islands,reefs,limestone cliffs and white surf beaches.
Great Sandy National Park is a coastal national park in the Fraser Coast Region,Queensland,Australia.
Yala (යාල) National Park is the most visited and second largest national park in Sri Lanka,bordering the Indian Ocean. The park consists of five blocks,two of which are now open to the public,and also adjoining parks. The blocks have individual names such as,Ruhuna National Park,and Kumana National Park or 'Yala East' for the adjoining area. It is situated in the southeast region of the country,and lies in Southern Province and Uva Province. The park covers 979 square kilometres (378 sq mi) and is located about 300 kilometres (190 mi) from Colombo. Yala was designated as a wildlife sanctuary in 1900,and,along with Wilpattu was one of the first two national parks in Sri Lanka,having been designated in 1938. The park is best known for its variety of wild animals. It is important for the conservation of Sri Lankan elephants,Sri Lankan leopards and aquatic birds.
Ombai Strait is an international strait in Southeast Asia. It separates the Alor Archipelago from the islands of Wetar,Atauro,and Timor in the Lesser Sunda Islands. The strait is also the western portion of a pair of international straits,the other one being Wetar Strait;the two straits combine to link the Pacific Ocean with the Indian Ocean.
Broad Sound is a large bay on the east coast of Australia,in the state of Queensland,675 kilometers northwest of the state capital,Brisbane. It is about 50 kilometers long and 20 kilometers across at its widest point. The Torilla Peninsula forms the eastern side of the bay;Shoalwater Bay is on the other side of the peninsula.
The Barker Inlet is a tidal inlet of the Gulf St Vincent in Adelaide,South Australia,named after Captain Collet Barker who first sighted it in 1831. It contains one of the southernmost mangrove forests in the world,a dolphin sanctuary,seagrass meadows and is an important fish and shellfish breeding ground. The inlet separates Torrens Island and Garden Island from the mainland to the east,and is characterised by a network of tidal creeks,artificially deepened channels,and wide mudflats. The extensive belt of mangroves are bordered by samphire saltmarsh flats and low-lying sand dunes.
The black-breasted thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found from north-eastern India to northern Vietnam. Although both male and female birds have the same colour on their lower parts,the upper section of males is mostly black in colour,while females are mostly grey-brown. Thus,the bird's common name refers to the colour of the male bird's breast. They tend to live in forests located at high altitude.
The Nino Konis Santana National Park is East Timor's first national park. The park,established on 15 August 2007,covers 1,236 square kilometres (477 sq mi). It links important bird areas such as Lore,Mount Paitchau,Lake Ira Lalaro,and Jaco Island. The park also includes 556 square kilometres (215 sq mi) of the Coral Triangle,an underwater area which supposedly contains the world's greatest diversity of both coral and coral reef fish. Some of the rare birds protected by this park are the critically endangered yellow-crested cockatoo,the endemic Timor green-pigeon,the endangered Timor imperial-pigeon,and the vulnerable Timor sparrow.
The Gulf St Vincent Important Bird Area comprises land extending along the coast of Gulf St Vincent,north of Adelaide,South Australia.
Tasitolu is a protected area on the coast of East Timor,8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of the capital Dili. The Tasitolu wetlands include three saline lakes,an esplanade,and a beach;it has been designated a Wetland of National Significance. Tasitolu Peace Park was designated in 2002 because of its cultural and historical importance. The Tasitolu Important Bird Area accommodates several near-threatened species. A 2004 reforestation project,which included community member participation,was funded by the national government. Subsequent to the 2006 East Timorese crisis,several hundred people sought refuge at Tasitolu's tent camp,established by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. INTERFET,an Australian-led international military Peace Keeping Force governed by the United Nations,has established a base at Tasitolu.
Bertha's Beach Important Bird Area comprises 3300 ha of coastal wetlands at the entrance to Choiseul Sound,on the east coast of East Falkland,in the Falkland Islands. It lies about 8 km south-east of Mount Pleasant Airport and 40 km south-west of Stanley. It has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because of its significancer for a variety of migratory waders and other waterbirds. Overlapping it is the 4000 ha Bertha's Beach Ramsar site,recognising it as a wetland of international importance.
The wildlife of Haiti is important to the country because of its biodiversity. According to the World Conservation Monitoring Centre,Haiti is considered to be "one of the most biologically significant countries of the West Indies". With an estimated 5,600 plant species on the island of Hispaniola,some of which only occur in Haiti,36% are considered as endemic to the island. A mountainous area country,it is situated in the western three-eighths of Hispaniola and shares a border with the Dominican Republic. There are nine life zones,from low desert to high cloud forests,as well as four mountain ranges,and hundreds of rivers and streams and the coral reefs in the seas that surround the islands. Issues of environmental damage,expanding population,deforesting and erosion are of concern;less than 2% of the original forest remains on account of deforestation. This degradation is traced from the 17th century to 19th century starting with the French colonization of the Haiti and population explosion during the 20th century and for the purpose of forestry and sugar-related industries,degraded the forests. and the environment.
Areia Branca no Dolok Oan is a 2,916 ha Important Bird Area (IBA) in East Timor,a country occupying the eastern end of the island of Timor at the eastern end of the Lesser Sunda Islands group of Wallacea.
The LoréImportant Bird Area is a 10,906 ha tract of land in East Timor,a country occupying the eastern end of the island of Timor in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Wallacea. It forms the south-westernmost part of the Nino Konis Santana National Park.
The Maubara Important Bird Area is a 5292 ha tract of land in East Timor,a country occupying the eastern end of the island of Timor in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Wallacea.
Subaun is a 23,665 ha Important Bird Area (IBA) in East Timor,a country occupying the eastern end of the island of Timor in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Wallacea.
The Sungai Clere Important Bird Area,also known as the Sungai Clere Protected Wildlife Area,and in Indonesian as Hutan Metiboat,is a tract of low-lying forest and grassland in East Timor,a country occupying the eastern end of the island of Timor in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Wallacea.
The Central Manrove Wetland is a large area of mangrove dominated wetland on Grand Cayman,one of the Cayman Islands,a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean Sea. It is one of the territory's Important Bird Areas (IBAs).
Port Gawler Conservation Park was a protected area in the Australian state of South Australian located at the east side of Gulf St Vincent on the west side of the locality of Port Gawler. The conservation park covered an area of intertidal mangroves immediately south of Port Gawler beach.
Coordinates: 08°52′S125°00′E / 8.867°S 125.000°E
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