Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary explained

Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary
Coords:47.3333°N -120°W
Area:50km2

The Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary is a wetland in Alnwick Parish, Northumberland County, in north-eastern New Brunswick, Canada. It was classified as a wetland of international importance on June 10, 1993. It is also a globally significant Important Bird Area for the population of common terns, and shorebirds in general, that it supports.[1] Primarily a shallow coastal estuary with gentle slopes, the 50 km2 site is underlain by various sedimentary rocks, including red sandstone and shale.[2] The lagoon system is protected from the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by a constantly shifting barrier beach and dune system[3] that frequently blocks commonly used navigation channels. It attains an elevation of no more than 8 m above sea level.

It is located on the Acadian Peninsula, and includes Tabusintac Bay and the mouth of the Tabusintac River.[4] It also contains roughly 6 km2 of peatlands, within which are numerous freshwater ponds.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tabusintac Lagoon & River Estuary . https://web.archive.org/web/20110612091910/http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=NB002 . dead . 2011-06-12 . IBA Canada . 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary . . 2008-01-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070225062220/http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/wildlife/ramsar/lagoon.html . February 25, 2007 .
  3. Web site: The Annotated Ramsar List: Canada. The Annotated Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. Ramsar Convention Bureau. 2000-01-10. 2008-01-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080129161427/http://www.ramsar.org/profile/profiles_canada.htm . 2008-01-29.
  4. Web site: Where the River Meets the Ocean, Tabusintac . Underhill . Kellie . Bread ‘n Molasses . October 2006 . 2008-01-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050206184149/http://www.breadnmolasses.com/id26.html . February 6, 2005 .
  5. Web site: Tabusintac Ramsar Site . inmgroup.net . 2017-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171027024841/http://www.inmgroup.net/tabusintac/watershed/id21.html . 2017-10-27 . dead . 2022-06-21.

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