Firth of Thames

Firth of Thames

Country:
New Zealand
Site number:
459
Area:
8,927.0 ha
Designation date:
29-01-1990
Coordinates:
37°13'S 175°22'59"E

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Firth of Thames. 29/01/90; North Island; ~7,800 ha; 37°13'S 175°23'E. Coastal Reserve; Shorebird Network Site. A large coastal reserve bounded by peninsula and mountains. Consisting of shallow marine water, mud and grass flats, mangrove swamp, saltmarsh, and swampland. Includes a globally rare land formation of graded shell beach ridges which support grazing. Important site for roosting, wintering and staging wading birds. Ramsar site no. 459. Most recent RIS information: 1990.
Administrative region: North Island
National legal designation:
  • coastal reserve - Taramaire
Last publication date: 29-01-1990
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)