Salinas del Cabo de Gata
- Country:Spain
- Site number:448
- Area:300 ha
- Designation date:05-12-1989
- Coordinates:36°44'N 02°12'W
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Overview
Salinas del Cabo de Gata. 05/12/89; Andalucía; 300 ha; 36°44'N 002°12'W. Special Protection Area EC Directive; Natural Park. An area of salt pans (salinas) occupying a coastal depression at the foot of the mountains and separated from the sea by a dune complex. The immediate vicinity of the salt pans supports a salt-resistant vegetation. The area is important for breeding, staging and wintering various species of water birds. Ramsar site no. 448. Most recent RIS information: 1999.
Administrative region:
Andalucía
- Global international designation:
- UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
- National legal designation:
- natural park
- Regional (international) legal designations:
- EU Natura 2000
- Last publication date:01-01-1999
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Additional reports and documents
- Taxonomic lists of plant and animal species occurring in the site