Nature / Bizerte
Lake Ichkeul
LacMateur
Mateur, Bizerte
A shallow freshwater and brackish lake under Jebel Ichkeul, filling with river water in winter and turning saline in summer. It is a World Heritage site and one of the most important wintering grounds in the Mediterranean for ducks, geese and flamingos.
Bon à savoir
- Protection
- National park, UNESCO World Heritage and Ramsar site
- Wildlife
- Wintering wildfowl in the tens of thousands
S'y rendre
37.1605N 9.6621E
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Sources
Photos : Ramiomri1 (CC BY-SA 3.0)