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Turkish: Yumurtalık Lagünü | |||||||||||
Area | 19,853 ha (76.65 sq mi) | ||||||||||
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Yumurtalık Lagoon ( Turkish: Yumurtalık Lagünü) is a lagoon located in Adana Province, southern Turkey. The area is a nature reserve, a national park, and is a Ramsar site. [2] [3] [4]
The lagoon is an alluvial delta by rivers in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. [5] It is one of four lagoons in the Çukurova Delta. [6] It has 19,853 ha (49,060 acres). [5] The conservation area lies along the Taurus and Amanos mountain chains. [7] The area has both freshwater and coastal habitats, including vegetation of sand dune, salt marsh, stream bank, and ruderal types. [5] It is a key stopover and wintering site for migratory birds on the Palaearctic-Africa route. [5] [8] [6] Threatened species of turtles such as Caretta caretta and Chelonia mydas make their home in the lagoon; Yumurtalık Lagoon is the only known wintering site for the green sea turtle in the Mediterranean. [5] [9] [6]
The site was designated as a Natural SIT Area 1st degree under the Conservation Law on Cultural and Natural Assets in 1993. [6] In 1994, it was declared a Nature Conservation Site under the Law on National Parks. [6] On July 21, 2005, it was added to the Ramsar Convention List. [6]
Yumurtalık Lagoon | |||||||||||
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Turkish: Yumurtalık Lagünü | |||||||||||
Area | 19,853 ha (76.65 sq mi) | ||||||||||
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Yumurtalık Lagoon ( Turkish: Yumurtalık Lagünü) is a lagoon located in Adana Province, southern Turkey. The area is a nature reserve, a national park, and is a Ramsar site. [2] [3] [4]
The lagoon is an alluvial delta by rivers in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. [5] It is one of four lagoons in the Çukurova Delta. [6] It has 19,853 ha (49,060 acres). [5] The conservation area lies along the Taurus and Amanos mountain chains. [7] The area has both freshwater and coastal habitats, including vegetation of sand dune, salt marsh, stream bank, and ruderal types. [5] It is a key stopover and wintering site for migratory birds on the Palaearctic-Africa route. [5] [8] [6] Threatened species of turtles such as Caretta caretta and Chelonia mydas make their home in the lagoon; Yumurtalık Lagoon is the only known wintering site for the green sea turtle in the Mediterranean. [5] [9] [6]
The site was designated as a Natural SIT Area 1st degree under the Conservation Law on Cultural and Natural Assets in 1993. [6] In 1994, it was declared a Nature Conservation Site under the Law on National Parks. [6] On July 21, 2005, it was added to the Ramsar Convention List. [6]