Saline di Margherita di Savoia
- Country:Italy
- Site number:191
- Area:3,871 ha
- Designation date:02-08-1979
- Coordinates:41°24'N 16°03'E
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Overview
Saline di Margherita di Savoia. 02/08/79; Puglia; 3,871 ha; 41°24'N 016°04'E. Special Protection Area EC Directive Natural Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuary. A complex of salt pans connected with the sea, supporting salt-resistant vegetation and scattered reed and sedge beds. Up to 30,000 waterbirds of numerous species winter at the site. Human activities include commercial salt extraction, fish rearing and ecotourism. Ramsar site no. 191. Most recent RIS information: 1998.
Administrative region:
Puglia
- National legal designation:
- natural reserve
- wildlife sanctuary
- Regional (international) legal designations:
- EU Natura 2000
- Last publication date:01-01-1998