Wednesday 14 March 2012

685 ES - Doñana National Park (1994)

Brief Description

"Doñana National Park in Andalusia occupies the right bank of the Guadalquivir river at its estuary on the Atlantic Ocean. It is notable for the great diversity of its biotopes, especially lagoons, marshlands, fixed and mobile dunes, scrub woodland and maquis. It is home to five threatened bird species. It is one of the largest heronries in the Mediterranean region and is the wintering site for more than 500,000 water fowl each year."

多南那国家公园
"安达卢西亚的多南那国家公园位于瓜达尔基维尔河汇入大西洋入海口的右岸。该国家公园以生态系统 的多样性而著称,这里有环礁湖、沼泽地、固定和移动的沙丘、丛林地和灌木地带。这里还生活着5种濒危鸟类,同时,此地还是地中海地区最大的鸟类蛋孵化地之 一,每年都有超过50万只水禽在这里栖息越冬。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/685

Guadalquivir River Delta
Courtesy of Marie from France

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