Cabo Blanco Peninsula

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Cabo Blanco Peninsula is a coastal region on the Atlantic shores of Western Sahara and Mauritania, known for its rugged cliffs, rich marine biodiversity, and one of the last remaining colonies of Mediterranean monk seals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal region
peninsula
borderingBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
climate arid
desert climate
conservationSignificance one of the last remaining colonies of Mediterranean monk seals
continent Africa
country Mauritania
ecologicalStatus important biodiversity hotspot
extendsFrom coast of Western Sahara
extendsTo coast of Mauritania
fauna cetaceans
marine fish
seabirds
hasConservationMeasures monitoring of monk seal population
protected areas for monk seals
hasEconomicActivity artisanal fishing
industrial fishing
hasGeographicFeature rocky shoreline
rugged cliffs
sandy beaches
hasHabitatType coastal cliffs
rocky marine caves
upwelling-influenced coastal waters
hasSpecies Mediterranean monk seal
importantFor endangered marine mammals
marine conservation
seabird populations
knownFor Mediterranean monk seal colony
rich marine biodiversity
languageRegion Arabic
French
Hassaniya Arabic
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
northwestern Africa
locatedOnCoastOf Mauritania
Spanish Sahara
surface form: Western Sahara
marineEcoregion Canary Current
nearbyCity Nouadhibou
oceanCurrent Canary Current
partlyControlledBy Morocco
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
partOf Atlantic coast of Africa
threat bycatch
fishing pressure
habitat degradation
pollution

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Mediterranean monk seal notablePopulation Cabo Blanco Peninsula