Miyajima-numa

Miyajima-numa

Country:
Japan
Site number:
1201
Area:
41.0 ha
Designation date:
18-11-2002
Coordinates:
43°19'59"N 141°43'E

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Miyajima-numa. 14/10/02; Hokkaido; 41 ha; 43°20'N 141°43'E. A small, open, shallow freshwater lake left by the nearby Ishikari river, surrounded chiefly by rice paddy. The lake is one of the most important staging sites for migratory Anatidae species, especially large ones, that winter in Japan, and more than 50,000 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons stop over in the spring. The government-owned site is used as an agricultural reservoir for surrounding farmlands and is popular with bird watchers. Ramsar site no. 1201. Most recent RIS information: 2002.
Administrative region: Hokkaido Prefecture
National legal designation:
  • special prot.zone of nat.wildlife prot.area
Last publication date: 18-11-2002
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)