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204: 211: 47: 306:, the delta contains 218 shellfish mounds and artefacts unearthed at some 28 of the burial grounds have provided an important insight into the history of human occupation in the area. 432: 203: 362: 17: 121: 442: 54: 437: 66: 114: 272: 36: 90: 389: 385: 352: 8: 264: 287: 358: 328: 158: 291: 283: 295: 268: 267:. The site contains "brackish channels encompassing over 200 islands and islets, 426: 136: 123: 299: 246: 238: 279: 249:
where it flows into the North Atlantic Ocean. The delta covers 180,000
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In 2011, a 145,811-hectare portion of the delta was designated a
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The bird species that breed or winter in the area include
46: 271:, an Atlantic marine environment, and dry forest." 344: 424: 302:. Aside from being a valued breeding ground for 351:William J. Mitsch; James G. Gosselink (2007). 257:along the coastline and 35 kilometers inland. 45: 407: 405: 14: 425: 402: 275:covers 76,000 hectares of the delta. 27:UNESCO World Heritage Site in Senegal 210: 357:. John Wiley and Sons. p. 92. 219:Location of Saloum Delta in Senegal 24: 324:"Parc national du Delta du Saloum" 25: 454: 209: 202: 169:Parc national du Delta du Saloum 433:World Heritage Sites in Senegal 101:145,811 ha (360,310 acres) 71:Cultural: (iii), (iv), (v) 378: 316: 109:78,842 ha (194,820 acres) 13: 1: 309: 7: 10: 459: 273:Saloum Delta National Park 38:UNESCO World Heritage Site 331:Sites Information Service 197: 193: 189: 181: 173: 165: 156: 152: 113: 105: 97: 85: 75: 65: 53: 44: 35: 443:Ramsar sites in Senegal 390:BirdLife International 137:13.83528°N 16.49861°W 438:Geography of Senegal 245:at the mouth of the 265:World Heritage Site 142:13.83528; -16.49861 133: /  32: 288:Eurasian spoonbill 253:. It extends 72.5 182:Reference no. 30: 386:"Delta du Saloum" 364:978-0-471-69967-5 235:Sine-Saloum Delta 228: 227: 18:Sine-Saloum Delta 16:(Redirected from 450: 417: 416: 409: 400: 399: 397: 396: 382: 376: 375: 373: 371: 348: 342: 341: 339: 337: 320: 292:curlew sandpiper 284:greater flamingo 213: 212: 206: 148: 147: 145: 144: 143: 138: 134: 131: 130: 129: 126: 106:Buffer zone 49: 39: 33: 29: 21: 458: 457: 453: 452: 451: 449: 448: 447: 423: 422: 421: 420: 411: 410: 403: 394: 392: 384: 383: 379: 369: 367: 365: 349: 345: 335: 333: 322: 321: 317: 312: 296:ruddy turnstone 269:mangrove forest 224: 223: 222: 221: 220: 216: 215: 214: 161: 141: 139: 135: 132: 127: 124: 122: 120: 119: 37: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 456: 446: 445: 440: 435: 419: 418: 413:"Saloum Delta" 401: 377: 363: 343: 314: 313: 311: 308: 226: 225: 218: 217: 208: 207: 201: 200: 199: 198: 195: 194: 191: 190: 187: 186: 183: 179: 178: 175: 171: 170: 167: 163: 162: 159:Ramsar Wetland 157: 154: 153: 150: 149: 117: 111: 110: 107: 103: 102: 99: 95: 94: 87: 83: 82: 77: 73: 72: 69: 63: 62: 57: 51: 50: 42: 41: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 455: 444: 441: 439: 436: 434: 431: 430: 428: 414: 408: 406: 391: 387: 381: 366: 360: 356: 355: 347: 332: 330: 325: 319: 315: 307: 305: 301: 297: 293: 289: 285: 281: 276: 274: 270: 266: 263: 258: 256: 252: 248: 244: 240: 236: 232: 205: 196: 192: 188: 184: 180: 176: 172: 168: 166:Official name 164: 160: 155: 151: 146: 118: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 81: 78: 74: 70: 68: 64: 61: 58: 56: 52: 48: 43: 40: 34: 19: 393:. Retrieved 380: 370:29 September 368:. Retrieved 353: 346: 334:. Retrieved 327: 318: 300:little stint 277: 259: 247:Saloum River 234: 231:Saloum Delta 230: 229: 177:3 April 1984 31:Saloum Delta 239:river delta 140: / 115:Coordinates 89:2011 (35th 86:Inscription 427:Categories 395:2011-09-29 310:References 280:royal tern 255:kilometers 174:Designated 128:16°29′55″W 415:. UNESCO. 125:13°50′7″N 76:Reference 354:Wetlands 336:25 April 251:hectares 67:Criteria 55:Location 243:Senegal 91:Session 60:Senegal 361:  329:Ramsar 298:, and 262:UNESCO 304:birds 237:is a 372:2011 359:ISBN 338:2018 98:Area 80:1359 241:in 233:or 185:288 429:: 404:^ 388:. 326:. 294:, 290:, 286:, 282:, 398:. 374:. 340:. 93:) 20:)

Index

Sine-Saloum Delta
UNESCO World Heritage Site

Location
Senegal
Criteria
1359
Session
Coordinates
13°50′7″N 16°29′55″W / 13.83528°N 16.49861°W / 13.83528; -16.49861
Ramsar Wetland
Saloum Delta is located in Senegal
river delta
Senegal
Saloum River
hectares
kilometers
UNESCO
World Heritage Site
mangrove forest
Saloum Delta National Park
royal tern
greater flamingo
Eurasian spoonbill
curlew sandpiper
ruddy turnstone
little stint
birds
"Parc national du Delta du Saloum"
Ramsar

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