Miskito Cays
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Ramsar Wetland | |
Official name | Cayos Miskitos y Franja Costera Immediata |
Designated | 8 November 2001 |
Reference no. | 1135[1] |
The Miskito Cays (Spanish: Cayos Miskitos) are an archipelago with an area of 27 km2 located off shore in the northeastern Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, part of the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region. The Miskito Cays are composed of 76 formations that include estuaries, coral reefs, cays, seagrass beds, and islets, of which 12 of the formations are covered with vegetation and consequently form islands which are lined with white sand beaches.[2]
Miskito Cay (Cayo Miskito), also known as Cayo Mayor, is the largest and most important cay located in the center of the archipelago measuring 37 km2. Other main islands are Maras Cay, Nasa Cay, and Morrison Denis Cay
The Miskito Cays Biological Reserve is one of 78 protected areas of Nicaragua, it was declared a protected area in 1991.
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- Alamikamaba
- Apoyo Lagoon
- Asososca Lagoon
- Bismuna Raya Lagoon
- Cabo Viejo-Tala-Sulamas
- Cerro Apante
- Cerro Arenal
- Cerro Banacruz
- Cerro Cola Blanca
- Cerro Cumaica–Cerro Alegre
- Cerro Guabule
- Cerro Kilambé
- Cerro Mombachito-La Vieja
- Cerro Musún
- Cerro Pancasan
- Cerro Quiabuc-Las Brisas
- Cerro Silva
- Cerro Tisey–Estanzuela
- Cerro Wawashang
- Chiltepe Peninsula
- Chocoyero-El Brujo
- Cordillera de Yolaina
- Cordillera Dipilto and Jalapa
- Cosigüina Volcano
- El Arenal
- Estero Padre Ramos
- Estero Real
- Fila Masigüe
- Juan Venado Island
- Kligna
- Kukalaya Lagoon
- La Máquina
- Layasika Lagoon
- Limbaika
- Llanos de Karawala
- Llanos de Makantaka
- Macizos de Peñas Blancas
- Maderas Volcano
- Makantaka
- Mesas de Moropotente
- Mecatepe Lagoon
- Miraflor
- Mombacho Volcano
- Nejapa Lagoon
- Pahara Lagoon
- Punta Gorda
- Río Manares
- Salto Río Yasika
- Sierra Amerrisque
- Sierra Quirragua
- Tepesomoto-Pataste
- Tiscapa Lagoon
- Tisma Lagoon
- Volcán Maderas
- Volcán Telica Rota
- Volcán Pilas El Hoyo
- Volcán San Cristóbal
- Volcán San Cristóbal-Casita
- Volcán Yali
- Yolaina
- Yulu
- Yulu Karata
Biological / Forest Reserves
Parks / etc
14°23′N 82°46′W / 14.383°N 82.767°W / 14.383; -82.767
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