Great Salt Pond

The Great Salt Pond is the largest lake within Saint Kitts and Nevis, a country in the Lesser Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean.


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. St. Anthony's Peak overlooks it.

Ecology

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

See also
  • Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis

References


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