Bahía Lomas

Designations
Official name Bahía Lomas
Designated 6 December 2014
Reference no. 1430[1]

Bahia Lomas (or Lomas Bay) is a bay in the eastern mouth of the Strait of Magellan in Southern Chile, on the north coast of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. The area is a large tidal plain, with a tidal variation up to 7 km. The wetlands of the bay are important sites for the red knot, the Hudsonian godwit and other shorebirds. The wetlands are a Ramsar site of international importance and an Important Bird Area.

References

  1. "Bahía Lomas". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

Coordinates: 52°33′S 69°00′W / 52.550°S 69.000°W / -52.550; -69.000


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