South Water Caye Marine Reserve
16°43′08″N 88°08′56″W / 16.719°N 88.149°W / 16.719; -88.149[1]Area 47,702 hectares (117,870 acres)[2] Established 1996 Governing body Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment National parks Natural monuments Nature reserves Wildlife sanctuaries Forest reserves Marine reserves Archaeological reserves Other reserves
South Water Caye Marine Reserve is the largest marine reserve in the Stann Creek district of Belize. It was established in 1996 and covers 47,702 hectares (117,870 acres) of mangrove and coastal ecosystems.[2]
It includes the crown reserve of Man-O-War Caye, a nesting site for the brown booby and magnificent frigatebird.
In 2017, National Geographic named Pelican Beach on South Water Caye one of the 21 best beaches in the world.[3]
References
- ^ "South Water Caye Marine Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
- ^ a b Belize Tropical Forest Studies (2010). "South Water Caye Marine Reserve". Biodiversity and Environmental Resource Data System. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012.
- ^ Lovato, Kimberley (18 January 2017). "21 Best Beaches in the World". National Geographic. Archived from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
External links
- Official website
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Protected areas of Belize
- Aguas Turbias
- Bacalar Chico
- Billy Barquedier
- Chiquibul
- Five Blues Lake
- Gra Gra Lagoon
- Guanacaste
- Honey Camp
- Laughing Bird Caye
- Mayflower Bocawina
- Monkey Bay
- Elijio Panti
- Payne's Creek
- Peccary Hills
- Río Blanco
- Sarstoon-Temash
- St. Herman's Blue Hole
- Aguacaliente
- Cockscomb Basin
- Corozal Bay
- Crooked Tree
- Gales Point
- Spanish Creek
- Swallow Caye
- Caye Caulker
- Chiquibul
- Columbia River
- Deep River
- Fresh Water Creek
- Grants Work
- Machaca
- Manatee
- Mango Creek
- Monkey Caye
- Mountain Pine Ridge
- Maya Mountain
- Sibun
- Sittee River
- Swasey Bladen
- Vaca
- Aguacate Lagoon
- Bird sanctuaries
- Block 127
- Community Baboon Sanctuary
- Golden Stream
- Monkey Bay
- Río Bravo
- Runaway Creek
- Shipstern
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