Ramsar-listed Coorong and Lower Lakes wetlands

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The Ramsar-listed Coorong and Lower Lakes wetlands are a globally significant coastal lagoon and freshwater lake system in South Australia, renowned for their rich biodiversity and cultural importance to the Ngarrindjeri people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ramsar site
coastal lagoon system
freshwater lake system
wetland complex
contains Coorong region
surface form: Coorong

Lake Albert
Lake Alexandrina
Lower Lakes
country Australia
designation Ramsar Convention
surface form: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
hasBiodiversitySignificance globally significant
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Ngarrindjeri people
hasCulturalValue spiritual significance
subsistence use
traditional ecological knowledge
hasEcosystemService biodiversity conservation
cultural services
fishery support
recreation and tourism
waterbird habitat provision
hasHabitatType mudflats
open water
reedbeds
saltmarsh
hasHydrologicalType estuarine lagoon
freshwater lakes
hasSalinityGradient from freshwater to hypersaline
importantFor fish breeding and nursery habitat
migratory shorebirds
threatened species habitat
waterbirds
waterfowl
locatedIn South Australia
locatedNear Murray River mouth
locatedOnCoastOf Southern Ocean
managedBy Government of South Australia
partlyContainedIn Coorong Lagoon
surface form: Coorong National Park
partOf Murray–Darling Basin
recognizedAs Wetland of International Importance
supportsUse birdwatching
boating
commercial fishing
recreational fishing
tourism
threatenedBy altered river flows
climate change
nutrient pollution
salinity changes
traditionalOwners Ngarrindjeri people

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Ngarrindjeri people hasConnectionTo Ramsar-listed Coorong and Lower Lakes wetlands
Murray Mouth partOf Ramsar-listed Coorong and Lower Lakes wetlands
this entity surface form: Coorong and Lower Lakes Ramsar site
Murray Mouth isPartOf Ramsar-listed Coorong and Lower Lakes wetlands
this entity surface form: Coorong and Lower Lakes wetland complex
Coorong region RamsarSiteName Ramsar-listed Coorong and Lower Lakes wetlands
this entity surface form: Coorong and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert Wetland
Lake Alexandrina partOf Ramsar-listed Coorong and Lower Lakes wetlands
this entity surface form: Coorong and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert Wetland
Lake Albert isPartOf Ramsar-listed Coorong and Lower Lakes wetlands
this entity surface form: Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth region
Lake Albert isAssociatedWith Ramsar-listed Coorong and Lower Lakes wetlands
this entity surface form: Coorong and Lower Lakes Ramsar site