Crique et Pripri Yiyi | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | French Guiana, France |
Nearest city | Sinnamary |
Coordinates | 5°30′28″N 53°13′10″W / 5.5077°N 53.2194°W |
Area | 284.44 km2 (109.82 sq mi) [1] |
Established | 6 November 1995 [2] |
Governing body | Conservatoire du littoral |
Official name | Estuaire du fleuve Sinnamary |
Designated | 15 September 2008 |
Reference no. | 1828 [3] |
Crique et Pripri Yiyi is a protected area in French Guiana, France. The protected area is a wetland, and as of 2008, also a Ramsar site under the name of Estuaire du fleuve Sinnamary. It consists of mudflats, mangroves, freshwater swamps and seasonally flooded savannahs. [3] Crique et Pripri Yiyi is located on the Atlantic Ocean coast [4] in the communes of Iracoubo and Sinnamary. The protected area is delimited by the Iracoubo and Sinnamary Rivers. [5]
The word Pripri means marsh in French Guianese Creole, [6] and Yiyi was the nickname of Sylvain Sophie who lived in the village of Trou Poisson during the 19th century. [5]
Crique et Pripri Yiyi is home to West Indian manatees, [3] bush dogs, Capybaras and common squirrel monkeys. [5] The wetlands attract many migratory birds. The population of semipalmated sandpipers can reach up to one million birds. [3] Other birds include masked ducks, Muscovy ducks, snail kites and scarlet ibises. [5] The beach is a nesting and foraging area of the green sea turtle. [3]
The area is home to several rare orchids: Habenaria pratensis, Habenaria trifida and Habenaria longicauda. [5]
The site can be accessed from RN1 near the town of Sinnamary, [6] and is called Maison de la Nature (House of Nature). [5] A 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) footpath has been constructed through the marshes. There are two observatories within the protected area and an observation tower near the entrance. [6] There is an ecological museum on the site which can be visited free of charge. [4]
Crique et Pripri Yiyi | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | French Guiana, France |
Nearest city | Sinnamary |
Coordinates | 5°30′28″N 53°13′10″W / 5.5077°N 53.2194°W |
Area | 284.44 km2 (109.82 sq mi) [1] |
Established | 6 November 1995 [2] |
Governing body | Conservatoire du littoral |
Official name | Estuaire du fleuve Sinnamary |
Designated | 15 September 2008 |
Reference no. | 1828 [3] |
Crique et Pripri Yiyi is a protected area in French Guiana, France. The protected area is a wetland, and as of 2008, also a Ramsar site under the name of Estuaire du fleuve Sinnamary. It consists of mudflats, mangroves, freshwater swamps and seasonally flooded savannahs. [3] Crique et Pripri Yiyi is located on the Atlantic Ocean coast [4] in the communes of Iracoubo and Sinnamary. The protected area is delimited by the Iracoubo and Sinnamary Rivers. [5]
The word Pripri means marsh in French Guianese Creole, [6] and Yiyi was the nickname of Sylvain Sophie who lived in the village of Trou Poisson during the 19th century. [5]
Crique et Pripri Yiyi is home to West Indian manatees, [3] bush dogs, Capybaras and common squirrel monkeys. [5] The wetlands attract many migratory birds. The population of semipalmated sandpipers can reach up to one million birds. [3] Other birds include masked ducks, Muscovy ducks, snail kites and scarlet ibises. [5] The beach is a nesting and foraging area of the green sea turtle. [3]
The area is home to several rare orchids: Habenaria pratensis, Habenaria trifida and Habenaria longicauda. [5]
The site can be accessed from RN1 near the town of Sinnamary, [6] and is called Maison de la Nature (House of Nature). [5] A 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) footpath has been constructed through the marshes. There are two observatories within the protected area and an observation tower near the entrance. [6] There is an ecological museum on the site which can be visited free of charge. [4]