Maubara lake
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| Maubara lake | ||
| Geographical location | Suco Vatuvou , East Timor | |
| Location close to the shore | Maubara | |
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| Coordinates | 8 ° 36 '28 " S , 125 ° 15' 50" E | |
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| surface | 8 ha | |
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particularities |
Salt Lake, Important Bird Area |
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The salty Maubarasee ( port. : Lago Maubara , Tetum : Sia Maubara ) lies close to the coast, three kilometers east of the village Maubara in East Timor Suco Vatuvou ( Office of Administration Maubara , community Liquiçá ). The approximately eight hectare lake is an important habitat for a large number of bird species. Particularly interesting is the black Timor pigeon , which can be seen here regularly in the forest on the edge of the lake and in the up to 500 m high surrounding hills. An area of 2000 hectares around the lake with tropical dry forests is an Important Bird Area .
The remains of about a dozen victims of the Liquiçá church massacre were recovered from Lake Maubara in 1999 by Australian naval divers. Members of pro-Indonesian militias and the Indonesian military sank the bodies in the lake here.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Turismo Timor-Leste ( Memento from November 21, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Birdlife International
- ^ UNHCR: Report of the International Commission of Inquiry on East Timor
- ↑ Gender-Selective Atrocities in East Timor (4)
The administrative borders within East Timor changed in 2015. This article must therefore be checked and updated if necessary. See New Administrative Boundaries .