List_of_Ramsar_sites_in_British_Overseas_Territories

List of Ramsar sites in British Overseas Territories

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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.

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Name^[1]	Location	Area (km²)	Designated	Description^[2]
Hungry Bay Mangrove Swamp	Paget Parish 32°16′N 64°45′W	0.02	11 May 1999
Lover's Lake Nature Reserve	St. George's Parish 32°21′N 64°42′W	0.02	11 May 1999
Paget Marsh	Paget Parish 32°16′N 64°46′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°17′N 64°46′W	0.08	11 May 1999
Somerset Long Bay Pond	Sandys Parish 32°18′N 64°52′W	0.01	11 May 1999
Spittal Pond	Smith's Parish 32°18′N 64°43′W	0.10	11 May 1999
Warwick Pond	Warwick Parish 32°16′N 64°48′W	0.02	11 May 1999

Name^[1]	Location	Area (km²)	Designated	Description^[2]	Image
Bertha's Beach^[3]	East Falkland 51°55′S 58°25′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^[3]	near Lafonia 52°25′S 59°5′W	10	24 September 2001	An important breeding site for the southern sea lion and the southern elephant seal.

Name^[1]	Location	Area (km²)	Designated	Description^[2]	Image
Gough Island	Tristan da Cunha 40°19′S 9°56′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°18′S 12°41′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.

List of Ramsar sites in British Overseas Territories