List of Ramsar sites in British Overseas Territories explained

This list of Ramsar sites in British Overseas Territories includes wetlands that are considered to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. The British Overseas Territories currently have 16 sites designated as "Wetlands of International Importance".^{[1] [2]} For a full list of all Ramsar sites worldwide, see List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance.

Bermuda

Name	Location	Area (km^2)	Designated	Description	Image
Hungry Bay Mangrove Swamp	Paget Parish 32.2667°N -109°W	0.02	11 May 1999
Lover's Lake Nature Reserve	St. George's Parish 32.35°N -106°W	0.02	11 May 1999
Paget Marsh	Paget Parish 32.2667°N -110°W	0.11	11 May 1999	An important site for crustaceans, native crabs and wintering birds including the blue land crab, the Caribbean hermit crab, the yellow-crowned night heron, the belted kingfisher.
Pembroke Marsh East	Pembroke Parish 32.2833°N -110°W	0.08	11 May 1999
Somerset Long Bay Pond	Sandys Parish 32.3°N -116°W	0.01	11 May 1999
Spittal Pond	Smith's Parish 32.3°N -107°W	0.10	11 May 1999
Warwick Pond	Warwick Parish 32.2667°N -112°W	0.02	11 May 1999

Falkland Islands

Name	Location	Area (km^2)	Designated	Description	Image
Bertha's Beach^[3]	East Falkland -51.9167°N -83°W	40	24 September 2001	A sandy beach on the northern shore of Choiseul Sound, East Falkland. Bertha's Beach provides habitat for several threatened species including the Falkland steamer duck.
Sea Lion Island	near Lafonia -52.4167°N -64°W	10	24 September 2001	An important breeding site for the southern sea lion and the southern elephant seal.

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Name	Location	Area (km^2)	Designated	Description	Image
Gough Island	Tristan da Cunha -40.3167°N -65°W	2298.11	20 November 2008	One of five islands forming the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha, Gough Island is an important breeding site for threatened species including the sooty albatross and the northern rockhopper penguin.
Inaccessible Island	Tristan da Cunha -37.3°N -53°W	1265.24	20 November 2008	An extinct volcano that is part of the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha, Inaccessible Island is an important breeding site for seabirds and endemic landbirds.

See also

• Ramsar Convention
• List of Ramsar sites worldwide

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ramsar List. Ramsar.org. 6 April 2013.
2. Web site: The Annotated Ramsar List: United Kingdom . Ramsar.org . 6 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130409114109/http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-documents-list-anno-uk/main/ramsar/1-31-218%5E15868_4000_0__ . 9 April 2013 .
3. United Kingdom’s designation of these two sites has been disputed by diplomatic notification by the Argentine Republic.