List of Ramsar sites in Ukraine explained

Ukraine has 50 Ramsar sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance. Ramsar sites in Ukraine have a total surface area of approximately 802604ha. The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands came into effect for Ukraine on 1 December 1991.[1]

Ukraine Wetlands of International Importance

NameOblastArea (km2) DesignatedDescriptionImage
Bakota Bay[2] Khmelnytskyi
48.5833°N 82°W
align=right 15.9 29 July 2004 part of National Park "Podilski Tovtry", Dniester valley
Berda River mouth, Berdiansk Spit and Berdiansk Bay[3] Zaporizhzhia
46.7333°N 84°W
align=right 18
Bilosaraisk Bay, Bilosaraisk Spit[4] Donetsk
46.9°N 57°W
align=right 20
Great Chapli Depression[5] Kherson
46.4833°N 84°W
align=right 23.59part of Askania-Nova Reserve
Cheremske Mire align=right 328
Chilia branch (Kilia) align=right 328
Desna River floodplains Sumy
52.3167°N 56°W
align=right 42.7
Dnieper River Deltaalign=right 260
Dnieper-Orli floodplains align=right 25.6
align=right 200
align=right 760
Karadag rocky shore habitat align=right 2.24
Karkinitska and Dzharylgatska BaysKherson, Crimea
46°N 38°W
align=right 870 23 November 1995 The Karkinit Bay is a bay of the Black Sea that separates the southwestern Crimean Peninsula from mainland Ukraine.
align=right 5
Cape Kazantyp rocky shore habitat Crimea
45.4667°N 86°W
align=right 2.51 29 July 2004 A headland located in the northeastern part of the Crimean peninsula.
Kremenchuk Floodplains align=right
Kryva Bay and Kryva Spitalign=right 14
align=right 65
Molochnyi Estuaryalign=right 224
align=right 20
Cape Opuk nearshore habitat Crimea
45.0167°N 48°W
align=right 7.75
align=right 127.18
align=right 21.45
Prypiat River floodplains align=right 120
align=right 210
Shahany-Alibei-Burnas lakes system align=right 190
align=right 328.5 The largest Ukrainian lake complex, with 23 lakes separated by peat bogs, meadows and forests.
align=right 14.8
Stokhid River floodplains align=right 100
align=right 0.29
Kherson, Crimea
46.1167°N 49°W
align=right 800
align=right 1,650
align=right 380
align=right 260
Yahorlyk Bay[6] align=right 340

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ramsar List. Ramsar.org. 31 March 2013.
  2. http://wetlands.biomon.org/?p=216
  3. http://wetlands.biomon.org/?p=192
  4. http://wetlands.biomon.org/?p=190
  5. Web site: Великий Чапельський під | Водно-болотні угіддя . 2018-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131225061633/http://wetlands.biomon.org/?p=229 . 2013-12-25 . dead .
  6. http://wetlands.biomon.org/?p=188