Madatapa Managed Reserve
Madatapa Managed Reserve | |
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Georgian: მადათაფის ტბის აღკვეთილი | |
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
![]() Madatapa Lake | |
Location | ![]() |
Coordinates | 41°10′46″N 43°46′59″E / 41.17944°N 43.78306°E |
Area | 13.98 km2 (5.40 sq mi) |
Established | 2011 |
Governing body | Agency of Protected Areas |
Website | Javakheti Protected Areas Administration |
Official name | Madatapa Lake |
Designated | 8 July 2020 |
Reference no. | 2435[1] |
Madatapa Managed Reserve (Georgian: მადათაფის ტბის აღკვეთილი) is a protected area in Ninotsminda Municipality in Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia. It protects Madatapa Lake situated in the south-eastern part of the volcanic Javakheti Plateau, at an altitude of 2108 m above sea level.[2]
Madatapa Managed Reserve is part of Javakheti Protected Areas which also includes Javakheti National Park, Kartsakhi Managed Reserve, Sulda Managed Reserve, Khanchali Managed Reserve, Bugdasheni Managed Reserve.[3]
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Fauna
[edit]Madatapa Lake is one of the most important in Georgia for breeding and staging waterbirds such as the endangered Dalmatian pelican.[4] Since 2020 the Lake has been designated as a protected Ramsar site.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Madatapa Lake". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Madatapa in Georgia Protected Planet
- ^ Javakheti Protected Areas Administration
- ^ Evans, M. I.; Heath, Melanie F. (2000). Important bird areas in Europe: priority sites for conservation. BirdLife International. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-946888-35-1. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
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