Rias de Ortigueira y Ladrido

Country:: Spain
Site number:: 453
Area:: 2,920.0 ha
Designation date:: 05-12-1989
Coordinates:: 43°42'N 07°46'59"W

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Rías de Ortigueira y Ladrido. 05/12/89; Galicia; 2,920 ha; 43°42'N 007°47'W. Special Protection Area EC Directive; Hunting Reserve. A rocky coastal inlet and estuarine complex at the mouths of the Mera and Ladrido rivers. Dominant vegetation consists of various species of reedbeds. Several species of shorebirds winter here, the most numerous being ducks. Human uses consist of fishing and shellfish harvesting. Ramsar site no. 453. Most recent RIS information: 1999.

Administrative region: Galicia

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