Christian Cove
| Christian Cove | ||
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| Waters | Willoughby Bay , Caribbean | |
| Land mass | Antigua | |
| Geographical location | 17 ° 2 '29 " N , 61 ° 44' 33" W | |
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| width | approx. 700 m | |
| depth | approx. 500 m | |
| Greatest water depth | 5 m | |
The Christian Cove is a bay on the south coast of the Caribbean island of Antigua .
Location and landscape
The Christian Cove ( English cove , 'small bay') is an inner side bay of Willoughby Bay , one of the large bays on the island. It is near Bethesda and Christian Hill . The approximately 700 meters wide and 500 meters deep into the land, up to about 5 meters (3 fathoms ) deep, lagoon-like sea area is surrounded by wetlands.
Nature and conservation
The mangrove swamps of Christian Cove are among the largest remaining populations on the island. There is also a natural freshwater pond in the wetland, which is fed by what is now the overflow of Bethesda Dam .
A population of the Kuba Whistling-duck (West Indian Whistling-duck, Dendrocygna arborea ), an endangered bird species, and a larger population of the Aztec Gull (Laughing Gulls Larus atricilla ) are native here. Therefore, in 2007 BirdLife International described an Important Bird Area (AG011) with 95 hectares, according to the criteria A1 (threatened species) and A4i (at least 1% of the total population). A national protection status is pending, the biotope is considered to be highly threatened, as tourism development projects are repeatedly discussed.
Individual evidence
- ^ The Caribbean Conservation Association - CCA (Ed.): Antigua and Barbuda - Country environmental profile . i. A. The Government of Antigua and Barbuda - Historical, Conservation, and Environmental Commission. St. Michael (Barbados) 1991, Chapter 3 Costal and marine Resources: Mangroves , p. 87 , col. 2 f . ( usaid.gov [PDF; 10.6 MB ] there p. 108 ff, especially Figure 3.1 (3). The mangrove areas of Antigua ).
- ↑ Genivar Trinidad & Tobago; Ivor Jackson and Associates, Kingdome Consultants Inc. (Assoc.): Sustainable Island Resource Management Zoning Plan for Antigua and Barbuda (including Redonda) . Port of Spain December 2011, 3.2.1.4 Mangroves , p. 31 ff ., Sp. 2 ff . ( ab.gov.ag [PDF; accessed on February 22, 2014] there p. 49 ff, especially Figure 3.9 Critical environmental areas ). ab.gov.ag ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b AG012 Bethesda Dam. Site profile. In: birdlife.org> Sites - Important Bird Areas (IBAs). BirdLife International, accessed February 28, 2014 .
- ^ Global IBA Criteria. In: birdlife.org> Sites - Important Bird Areas (IBAs) . Accessed February 2014 .
