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Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance
Site listing by country
These data have been taken from the Ramsar Sites Database.
A complete list can be found at www.ramsar.org/sitelist.pdf
Belgium
| Name | Area (km²)
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| De IJzerbroeken te Diksmuide en Lo-Reninge | 24
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| Kalmthoutse Heide | 22
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| Vlaamse Banken | 19
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| Zwin | 5
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| Marais d'Harchies | 5
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| Schorren van de Beneden Schelde | 4.2
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Benin
| Name | Area (km²)
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| Basse Vallée de l'Ouémé, Lagune de Porto-Novo, Lac Nokoué | 916
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| Basse Vallée du Couffo, Lagune Côtiere, Chenal Aho, Lac Ahémé | 475
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Burkina Faso
| Name | Area (km²)
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| Parc National du W | 2350
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| La Mare d'Oursi | 450
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| La Mare aux hippopotames | 192
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Burundi
| Name | Area (km²)
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| Delta de la Rusizi de la Réserve Naturelle de la Rusizi et la partie nord de la zone littorale du lac Tanganyika | 10
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Canada
| Name | Area (km²)
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| Queen Maud Gulf | 62782
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| Polar Bear Provincial Park | 24087
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| Whooping Crane Summer Range | 16895
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| Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary | 8159
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| Old Crow Flats | 6170
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| Peace-Athabasca Delta | 3213
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| Rasmussen Lowlands | 3000
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| Polar Bear Pass | 2624
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| Quill Lakes | 635
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| Hay-Zama Lakes | 500
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| McConnell River | 328
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| Southern Bight-Minas Basin | 268
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| Southern James Bay (Moose River & Hannah Bay) | 253
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| Malpeque Bay | 244
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| Delta Marsh | 230
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| Beaverhill Lake | 181
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| Last Mountain Lake | 156
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| Long Point | 137
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| Shepody Bay | 122
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| Lac Saint-Pierre | 120
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| Creston Valley | 70
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| Minesing Swamp | 60
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| Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary | 50
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| Oak Hammock Marsh | 36
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| Mer Bleue Conservation Area | 33
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| Cap Tourmente | 24
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| Lac Saint-François | 23
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| Baie de l'Isle-Verte | 22
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| Musquodoboit Harbour | 19
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| Matchedash Bay | 18
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| Point Pelee | 16
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| Mary's Point | 12
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| Chignecto | 10
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| Grand Codroy Estuary | 9
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| Alaksen | 6
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| St. Clair | 2
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Chad
Comoros
| Name | Area (km²)
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| Lake Dziani Boundouni | 0.3
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Côte d'Ivoire
| Name | Area (km²)
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| Parc national d'Azagny | 194
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
| Name | Area (km²)
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| Haramous-Loyada | 30
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Equatorial Guinea
| Name | Area (km²)
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| Reserva Natural del Estuario del Muni | 800
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| Río Ntem o Campo | 330
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| Isla de Annobón | 230
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France
| Name | Area (km²)
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| La Brenne | 1400
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| Marais De Kaw | 1370
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| Etangs de la Champagne humide | 1350
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| Camargue | 850
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| Baie du Mont Saint-Michel | 620
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| Basse-Mana | 590
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| La Petite Camargue | 370
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| Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin, Baie des Veys | 325
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| Golfe du Morbihan | 230
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| Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin de la Guadeloupe | 200
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| Grande Brière | 190
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| Baie de Somme | 170
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| Basses Vallées Angenvines | 65
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| Lac de Grand-Lieu | 63
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| Bassin du Drugeon | 59
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| Lac du Bourget - Marais de Chautagne | 55
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| Etangs du Lindre,Forêt du Romersberg et zones voisines | 53
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| Etangs de la Petite Woëvre | 53
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| Marais salants de Guérande et du Més | 52
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| Marais du Fier d'Ars | 45
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| Rives du Lac Léman | 33
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| Etang de Biguglia | 20
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Gabon
| Name | Area (km²)
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| Petit Loango | 4800
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| Wongha-Wonghé | 3800
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| Setté Cama | 2200
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Germany
Guinea
| Name | Area (km²)
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| Niger-Niandan-Milo | 10464
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| Niger-Mafou | 10155
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| Sankarani-Fié | 10152
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| Tinkisso | 8960
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| Niger-Tinkisso | 4006
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| Niger Source | 1804
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| Konkouré | 900
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| Iles Tristao | 850
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| Rio Pongo | 300
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| Rio Kapatchez | 200
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| Ile Blanche | 0.1
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| Ile Alcatraz | 0.01
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| Name | Area (km²)
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| Chilika Lake, Orissa | 1165
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| Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan |
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| Wular Lake , Jammu and Kashmir |
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| Harike Lake , Punjab |
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| Loktak Lake, Manipur |
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| Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan |
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| Kanjli , Punjab |
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| Ropar , Punjab |
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| Ashtamudi Wetland, Kerala |
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| Bhitarkanika Mangroves , Orissa |
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| Bhoj Wetland , Madhya Pradesh |
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| Deepor Beel , Assam |
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| East Calcutta Wetlands , West Bengal |
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| Kolleru Lake, Andhra Pradesh |
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| Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu |
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| Pong Dam Lake , Himachal Pradesh |
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| Sasthamkotta Lake, Kerala |
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| Tsomoriri , Jammu and Kashmir |
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| Vembanad-Kol Wetland, Kerala |
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Italy
| Name | Area (km²)
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| Valli residue del comprensorio di Comacchio | 135
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| Saline di Margherita di Savoia | 39
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| Stagno di Cábras | 36
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| Stagno di Cagliari (a.k.a. Santa Gilla) | 35
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| Valle Bertuzzi | 31
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| Stagno di Corru S'Ittiri, Stagni di San Giovanni e Marceddì | 26
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| Palude della Diaccia Botrona | 25
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| Pian di Spagna - Lago di Mezzola | 17
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| Piallassa della Baiona e Risega | 16
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| Lago di Sabaudia | 15
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| Vendicari | 15
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| Stagno di Molentargius | 14
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| Laguna di Marano: Foci dello Stella | 14
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| Valle Campotto e Bassarone | 14
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| Valle di Gorino | 13
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| Valli del Mincio | 11
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| Torre Guaceto | 9
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| Laguna di Orbetello | 9
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| Bacino dell'Angitola | 9
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| Saline di Cervia | 8
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| Stagno di Mistras | 7
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| Le Cesine | 6
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| Palude di Bolgheri | 5
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| Laguna di Venezia: Valle Averto | 5
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| Punte Alberete | 4.8
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| Palude Brabbia | 4.6
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| Ortazzo e Ortazzino | 4.4
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| Lago di Burano | 4.1
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| Lago di Fogliano | 4.0
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| Stagno di Sale Porcus | 3.3
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| Torbiere d'Iseo | 3.3
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| Lago di Barrea | 3.0
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| Stagno di Pauli Maiori | 2.9
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| Lago di Nazzano | 2.7
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| Valle Santa | 2.6
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| Biviere di Gela | 2.6
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| Valle Cavanata | 2.4
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| Lago di Caprolace | 2.3
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| Stagno di S'Ena Arrubia | 2.2
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| Sacca di Bellocchio | 2.2
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| Isola Boscone | 2.0
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| Palude di Colfiorito | 1.6
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| Palude di Ostiglia | 1.2
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| Vincheto di Cellarda | 1.0
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| Lago dei Monaci | 0.9
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| Lago di Tovel | 0.4
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Kenya
Luxembourg
| Name | Area (km²)
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| Haff Réimech | 3.1
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Madagascar
| Name | Area (km²)
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| Le Lac Alaotra: les zones humides et basin | 7225
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| Lac Tsimanampetsotsa | 456
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| Complexe des lacs de Manambolomaty | 75
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Malaysia
Mali
| Name | Area (km²)
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| Delta Intérieur du Niger | 41195
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Monaco
| Name | Area (km²)
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| Réserve sous-marine du Larvotto et zone côtière du Portier | 0.1
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Niger
| Name | Area (km²)
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| Lac Tchad | 3404
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| Parc national du "W" | 2200
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| Zone humide du moyen Niger | 881
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| Complexe Kokorou-Namga | 668
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Nigeria
| Name | Area (km²)
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| Nguru Lake (and Marma Channel) complex | 581
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Republic of the Congo
| Name | Area (km²)
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| La Réserve Communautaire du Lac Télé/Likouala-aux-Herbes | 4390
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Senegal
| Name | Area (km²)
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| Delta du Saloum | 730
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| Djoudj | 160
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| Bassin du Ndiaël | 100
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| Gueumbeul | 7
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Switzerland
| Name | Area (km²)
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| Le Rhône genevois-Vallons de l'Allondon et de La Laire | 20
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| Rive sud du lac de Neuchâtel | 17
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| Fanel et Chablais de Cudrefin | 12
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| Bolle di Magadino | 7
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| Klingnauer Stausee | 3.6
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| Les Grangettes | 3.3
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| Niederried Stausee | 3.0
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| Kaltbrunner Riet | 1.5
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Tanzania
| Name | Area (km²)
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| Kilombero Valley Floodplain |
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| Lake Natron basin |
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| Malagarasi-Mulovoyi wetlands |
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| Name | Area (km²)
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| Parc national de la Keran | 1634
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| Reserve de faune de Togodo | 310
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| Name | Area (km²)
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| Central Syvash | 800
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| Eastern Syvash | 1650
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| Kyliiske Mouth | 328
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| Northern Part of the Dniester Liman | 200
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