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'''Miani Hor''' is a swampy [[lagoon]] lying on the coast of [[Lasbela District]] of [[Balochistan]], [[Pakistan]].<ref name=pakmanpg2>[http://www.wwfpak.org/pdf/forest_mangrove_rcpakistan.pdf Pakistan:Mangroves] Edited by Dr. Pamela Stedman-Edwards pg 2 Retrieved on 8 July 2010.</ref> Covering an area of 7,471 hectares,<ref name=pakmanpg2/> it was designated a Ramsar site in May 2001. |
'''Miani Hor''' is a swampy [[lagoon]] lying on the coast of [[Lasbela District]] of [[Balochistan]], [[Pakistan]].<ref name=pakmanpg2>[http://www.wwfpak.org/pdf/forest_mangrove_rcpakistan.pdf Pakistan:Mangroves] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613070112/http://wwfpak.org/pdf/forest_mangrove_rcpakistan.pdf |date=13 June 2010 }} Edited by Dr. Pamela Stedman-Edwards pg 2 Retrieved on 8 July 2010.</ref> Covering an area of 7,471 hectares,<ref name=pakmanpg2/> it was designated a Ramsar site in May 2001. |
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Revision as of 08:15, 27 January 2018
Miani Hor is a swampy lagoon lying on the coast of Lasbela District of Balochistan, Pakistan.[1] Covering an area of 7,471 hectares,[1] it was designated a Ramsar site in May 2001.
Location
The site is located 95 kilometres from Karachi near Sonmiani Bay.[1]
Site description
The lagoon is 60 km long and 4 to 5 km wide.[2] It mouth is 4 km wide.[2] Two seasonal rivers, Porali and Windor enter into this bay.[1][2]
Flora and fauna
It is the only place in Pakistan where three species of mangroves, Avicennia marina, Rhizophora mucronata, and Ceriops tagal occur naturally.[1]
Threats
It faces two threats, namely domestic waste disposal and accumulated solid waste debris.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e Pakistan:Mangroves Archived 13 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine Edited by Dr. Pamela Stedman-Edwards pg 2 Retrieved on 8 July 2010.
- ^ a b c Mangroves of Miani Hor Lagoon on the North Arabian Sea coast of Pakistan by SM Saifullah and Fayyaz Rasool pg 1 Retrieved on 8 July 2010.
- ^ The Annotated Ramsar List: Pakistan Retrieved 8 July 2010.
25°32′N 66°12′E / 25.533°N 66.200°E
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