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Great Salt Pond

Great Salt Pond

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For other places with a similar name, see Great Salt Pond (disambiguation).

The Great Salt Pond is the largest lake within Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Map of Saint Kitts and Nevis showing the location of the Great Salt Pond

Geography

It is located on Saint Kitts island, near the point of the Southeast Peninsula and to the north of The Narrows isthmus.[1] St. Anthony's Peak overlooks it.

Ecology

It is a wildlife habitat for: birds, such as the common gallinule and the great blue heron;[2] invertebrates; and fish, including as an estuary nursery area for Caribbean Sea dwelling fish.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2008. p. 491.
  2. [2]
    Caribbean Journal of Science. University of Puerto Rico. 1997. pp. 6–9.

17°14′N 62°39′W


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