List of Ramsar sites in Spain
This list of Ramsar sites in Spain includes wetlands that are considered to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. Spain currently has 74 sites designated as "Wetlands of International Importance" with a surface area of 303,090 hectares (3,030.9 km2).[1][2] For a full list of all Ramsar sites worldwide, see List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance.
List of Ramsar Sites
| Name[1] | Location | Area (km2) | Designated | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiguamolls de l'Empordà | Catalonia 42°14′N 03°06′E |
47.84 | 26 March 1993 | A malarial swampland between the Rivers Fluvià and Muga. |  |
| Albufera de Adra | Andalusia 36°45′N 02°57′W |
0.75 | 4 October 1994 | .jpg) | |
| Albufera de Valencia | Valencian Community 39°20′N 00°21′W |
210 | 5 December 1989 |  | |
| Bahía de Cádiz | Andalusia 36°30′N 06°11′W |
100 | 24 October 2002 | A freshwater lagoon and estuary on the Gulf of Cádiz coast. |  |
| Colas del Embalse de Ullibarri | Basque Country 42°54′N 02°33′W |
3.97 | 24 October 2002 |  | |
| Complejo de Corrubedo | Galicia 42°33′N 09°02′W |
5.50 | 26 March 1993 |  | |
| Complejo intermareal Umia-Grove | Galicia 42°28′N 08°50′W |
25.61 | 5 December 1989 |  | |
| Complejo lagunar de La Albuera | Extremadura 38°42′N 06°46′W |
18.78 | 20 December 2002 | ||
| Delta del Ebro | Catalonia 40°43′N 00°44′E |
77.36 | 26 March 1993 | Habitat for migratory birds and waterfowl including the world's largest colony of Audouin's gulls. The delta includes wetlands, beaches, marshes, salt pans, and estuaries. |  |
| Doñana | Andalusia 36°57′N 06°19′W |
1116.46 | 4 May 1982 |  | |
| Embalse de las Cañas | Navarre 42°29′N 02°24′W |
1.01 | 18 November 1996 | ||
| Embalse de Orellana | Extremadura 38°59′N 05°32′W |
55 | 26 March 1993 | .jpg) | |
| Embalses de Cordobilla y Malpasillo | Andalusia 37°19′N 04°40′W |
19.72 | 4 October 1994 | ||
| Humedales de la Sierra de Urbión | La Rioja 42°1′N 2°53′W |
0.86 | 27 January 2006 |  | |
| Humedales del Macizo de Peñalara | Madrid 40°51′N 3°57′W |
4.87 | 27 January 2006 |  | |
| Humedales y Turberas de Padul | Andalusia 37°0′N 3°36′W |
3.27 | 27 January 2006 |  | |
| Lake of Banyoles | Catalonia 42°08′N 02°46′E |
10.33 | 20 December 2002 |  | |
| Lago de Caicedo-Yuso y Salinas de Añana | Basque Country 42°48′N 02°59′W |
0.26 | 24 October 2002 |  | |
| Laguna de Chiprana | Aragon 41°13′N 00°12′W |
1.62 | 7 June 1994 |  | |
| Laguna de El Hito | Castile-La Mancha 39°52′N 02°41′W |
5.73 | 20 December 2002 |  | |
| Fuente de Piedra Lagoon | Andalusia 37°07′N 04°46′W |
13.64 | 8 August 1983 |  | |
| Laguna de Gallocanta | Aragon 40°58′N 01°33′W |
67.2 | 7 June 1994 | .jpg) | |
| Laguna de la Nava de Fuentes | Castile and León 42°04′N 04°45′W |
3.26 | 24 October 2002 |  | |
| Laguna de la Vega (o del Pueblo) | Castile-La Mancha 39°25′N 02°56′W |
0.34 | 5 December 1989 |  | |
| Laguna de Manjavacas | Castile-La Mancha 39°25′N 02°50′W |
2.31 | 26 March 1993 |  | |
| Laguna de Pitillas | Navarre 42°24′N 01°34′W |
2.16 | 18 November 1996 |  | |
| Laguna del Prado | Castile-La Mancha 38°55′N 03°49′W |
0.52 | 26 March 1993 | ||
| Laguna y Arenal de Valdoviño | Galicia 43°37′N 08°10′W |
4.85 | 26 March 1993 |  | |
| Lagunas de Alcázar de San Juan | Castile-La Mancha 39°24′N 03°15′W |
2.4 | 26 March 1993 |  | |
| Lagunas de Cádiz (Laguna de Medina y Laguna Salada) | Andalusia 36°37′N 06°03′W |
1.58 | 5 December 1989 |  | |
| Lagunas de Campotejar | Murcia 38°6′35″N 1°13′11″W |
0.61 | 7 January 2011 | ||
| Lagunas de la Mata y Torrevieja | Valencian Community 38°00′N 00°42′W |
36.93 | 5 December 1989 |  | |
| Lagunas de las Moreras | Murcia 37°34′47″N 1°18′0″W |
0.73 | 7 January 2011 | ||
| Lagunas de Laguardia (Álava): Carralogroño, Carravalseca, Prao de la Paul y Musco | Basque Country 42°32′N 02°33′W |
0.45 | 9 December 1996 |  | |
| Lagunas de Puebla de Beleña | Castile-La Mancha 40°53′N 03°15′W |
1.91 | 20 December 2002 |  | |
| Lagunas de Ruidera | Castile-La Mancha 38°56′23″N 2°51′35″W |
66.39 | 23 September 2011 |  | |
| Lagunas de Villafáfila | Castile and León 41°49′N 05°37′W |
27.14 | 5 December 1989 |  | |
| Lagunas del sur de Córdoba (Zóñar, Rincón y Amarga) | Andalusia 37°29′N 04°41′W |
0.86 | 5 December 1989 |  | |
| Las Tablas de Daimiel | Castile-La Mancha 39°09′N 03°40′W |
19.28 | 4 May 1982 |  | |
| Mar Menor | Murcia 37°43′N 00°48′W |
149.33 | 4 October 1994 |  | |
| Marismas de Santoña | Cantabria 43°25′N 03°26′W |
69.07 | 4 October 1994 |  | |
| Marismas del Odiel | Andalusia 37°17′N 06°55′W |
71.85 | 5 December 1989 |  | |
| Marjal de Pego-Oliva | Valencian Community 38°52′N 00°04′W |
12.90 | 4 October 1994 |  | |
| Pantano de El Hondo | Valencian Community 38°10′N 00°42′W |
23.87 | 5 December 1989 |  | |
| Paraje Natural Brazo del Este | Andalusia 37°8′N 6°2′W |
13.62 | 27 January 2006 | ||
| Paraje Natural Lagunas de Palos y Las Madres | Andalusia 37°9′N 6°52′W |
6.35 | 27 January 2006 |  | |
| Paraje Natural Punta Entinas-Sabinar | Andalusia 36°42′N 2°42′W |
19.48 | 27 January 2006 |  | |
| Paraje Natural Laguna Grande | Andalusia 37°56′N 3°34′W |
2 | 17 September 2009 |  | |
| Parque Nacional de Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici | Catalonia 42°34′N 0°56′E |
399.79 | 27 January 2006 |  | |
| Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca | Valencian Community 40°14′N 0°12′E |
8.12 | 5 December 1989 |  | |
| Reserva Natural Complejo Endorreico de Chiclana | Andalusia 36°27′N 6°5′W |
7.93 | 17 September 2009 |  | |
| Reserva Natural Complejo Endorreico de Espera | Andalusia 36°52′N 5°52′W |
5.14 | 27 January 2006 | | |
| Reserva Natural Complejo Endorreico de Puerto Real | Andalusia 36°32′N 6°2′W |
8.63 | 17 September 2009 |  | |
| Reserva Natural Complejo Endorreico Lebrija-Las Cabezas | Andalusia 36°55′N 5°54′W |
8.97 | 17 September 2009 | ||
| Reserva Natural Lagunas de Archidona | Andalusia 37°6′N 4°18′W |
2.04 | 17 September 2009 |  | |
| Reserva Natural Laguna de los Jarales | Andalusia 37°18′N 4°34′W |
1.47 | 27 January 2006 |  | |
| Reserva Natural Laguna de Tiscar | Andalusia 37°25′N 4°49′W |
1.85 | 27 January 2006 |  | |
| Reserva Natural Laguna del Chinche | Andalusia 37°36′N 4°9′W |
2.21 | 27 January 2006 | ||
| Reserva Natural Laguna del Conde o El Salobral | Andalusia 37°34′N 4°12′W |
3.45 | 27 January 2006 | ||
| Reserva Natural Laguna Honda | Andalusia 37°35′N 4°8′W |
3.68 | 27 January 2006 | ||
| Reserva Natural Lagunas de Campillos | Andalusia 37°2′N 4°49′W |
13.42 | 27 January 2006 | _(cropped).jpg){kind=small} | |
| Ría de Mundaka-Guernika | Basque Country 43°22′N 02°40′E |
9.45 | 26 March 1993 |  | |
| Ría de Villaviciosa | Asturias 43°31′12″N 5°23′23″W |
9.45 | 7 January 2011 | _01.JPG) | |
| Ría del Eo | Galicia, Asturias 43°42′N 07°01′W |
17.4 | 4 October 1994 |  | |
| Rías de Ortigueira y Ladrido | Galicia 43°42′N 07°47′W |
29.20 | 5 December 1989 |  | |
| Saladar de Jandía | Canary Islands 28°03′N 14°20′W |
1.27 | 24 October 2002 |  | |
| Saladas de Sástago-Bujaraloz | Aragon 41°23′59″N 0°12′36″W |
81.45 | 7 January 2011 |  | |
| S'Albufera de Mallorca | Balearic Islands 39°49′N 03°07′E |
17 | 5 December 1989 |  | |
| Salburua | Basque Country 42°51′N 02°39′W |
1.74 | 24 October 2002 |  | |
| Salinas de Ibiza y Formentera | Balearic Islands 38°46′N 01°26′E |
16.40 | 30 November 1993 |  | |
| Salinas de Santa Pola | Valencian Community 38°08′N 00°37′W |
24.96 | 5 December 1989 |  | |
| Salinas del Cabo de Gata | Andalusia 36°44′N 02°12′W |
3 | 5 December 1989 | Salt flats located between the village of San Miguel and the Cabo de Gata point in Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park. |  |
| Tremedales de Orihuela | Aragon 40°31′48″N 1°39′0″W |
18.45 | 7 January 2011 |  | |
| Txingudi | Basque Country 43°20′N 01°47′W |
1.28 | 24 October 2002 |  |
References
- "Ramsar List" (PDF). Ramsar.org. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- "The Annotated Ramsar List: Spain". Ramsar.org. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
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