Ramsar wetland / Nabeul
Eastern Cap Bon Lagoons
Ramsar wetland
Nabeul
- Area
- 5.04KM2
- Protected
- 2007
A string of narrow coastal lagoons behind the dunes between Korba and Maamoura on the east side of Cap Bon. Brackish water and saltmarsh sit a few hundred metres from the beach, and the lagoons hold flamingos, herons and waders within easy reach of the coast road.
Rules
- SEASON
- Autumn to spring for birds; the lagoons shrink in summer.
- RULES
- No vehicles on the dunes or the lagoon margins; the site is squeezed between farmland and the beach and is easily disturbed.
Good to know
- Habitat
- Coastal brackish lagoons, saltmarsh and dune between the sea and the plain
- Wildlife
- Greater flamingo, herons, terns and wintering waders on the Cap Bon flyway
- Status
- Ramsar site 1707 (Lagunes du Cap Bon oriental), designated 7 November 2007, 504 ha
- Getting there
- Along the coast road at Korba and Tazerka, about 15 km north of Nabeul
Places inside
Photographs
Sources
Photos: Ossa90 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- OpenStreetMap way 208433074
- OpenStreetMap way 208439841
- OpenStreetMap way 208563539
- Ramsar Sites Information Service: Lagunes du Cap Bon oriental
- Boundary from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).