Zhalong

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Zhalong

  • Country: 
    China
  • Site number: 
    549
  • Area: 
    210,000 ha
  • Designation date: 
    31-03-1992
  • Coordinates: 
    47°12'N 124°12'E
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Overview

Zhalong. 31/03/92; Heilongjiang; 210,000 ha; 47°12'N 124°12'E. Nature Reserve. A system of permanent and seasonally flooded freshwater marshes, shallow lakes and ponds, with extensive reedbeds and grasslands. An important area for breeding, wintering, and staging migratory birds, supporting a flora of more than 500 species, 42 species of fish, and numerous amphibians. Reed harvesting provides a major source of income. Ramsar site no. 549. Most recent RIS information: 1997.Most recent RIS information: 1997.

Administrative region: 
Heilongjiang

  • National legal designation: 
    • national nature reserve
  • Last publication date: 
    01-01-1997

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