Bahía de Samborombón
Bahía de Samborombón
- Country:
- Argentina
- Site number:
- 885
- Area:
- 243,965.0 ha
- Designation date:
- 24-01-1997
- Coordinates:
- 36°15'S 57°15'W
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Bahía de Samborombón. 24/01/97; Buenos Aires; 243,965 ha; 36°15'S 057°15'W. An extensive, intertidal zone which includes marshes, tidal channels, brackish swamps, and crab and mud flats. Vegetation is predominantly herbaceous, forming a mosaic of communities crisscrossed by meandering freshwater streams, creating a complex hydrological system with a diversity of wetland types. Human activities include cattle ranching, fishing, hunting, firewood cutting and nutria trapping (Myocastor coypus). The site is a source for domestic water. There are a conservation education centre and biology station at the site. Ramsar site no. 885. Most recent RIS information: 1997.
Administrative region:
Buenos Aires
National legal designation:
- Reserva Natural - Bahia Samborombón
- Reserva Privada - Campos del Tuyú
- Reserva natural - Rincón de Ajó
Last publication date:
01-01-2008
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)
- AR885RIS.pdf
- AR885RISformer1997_EN.pdf
- AR885map.pdf
Archived RIS
Site map
Additional reports and documents
Taxonomic lists of plant and animal species occurring in the site