Ramsar area in Sierra Leone

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The Ramsar area in Sierra Leone is a protected wetland in Sierra Leone according to the Ramsar Convention concluded in 1971 . This area is of international importance, according to the intention of the international international treaty in particular as a habitat for water and wading birds .

Sierra Leone currently (as of February 2014) has a Ramsar area with an area of ​​295,000 hectares (ha).

Name of the area location Coordinates Size
in ha 		Expulsion
date 		Number of birds
Estuary of the Sierra Leone River with Aberdeen Creek Freetown , Western Area 8 ° 37 ′ 0 ″  N , 13 ° 3 ′ 0 ″  W. 295,000 December 13, 1999 > 500,000

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