Ciénaga de Zapata

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Ramsar site biosphere reserve national park wetland

Ciénaga de Zapata is a vast wetland region in southern Cuba known for its rich biodiversity, protected national park status, and historical significance during the Bay of Pigs invasion.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form As subject As object
Ciénaga de Zapata National Park 0 4
Zapata Swamp 0 3
Ciénaga de Zapata Biosphere Reserve 0 1
Ramsar wetland site Ciénaga de Zapata 0 1
Zapata Swamp region 0 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ramsar site →
biosphere reserve →
national park →
wetland →
area approximately 1,700 square miles →
approximately 4500 square kilometers →
BayOfPigsInvasionYear 1961 →
climate tropical →
contains Bay of Pigs Invasion →
surface form: Bay of Pigs

coastal lagoons →
coral reefs →
karstic caves →
mangroves →
marshes →
swamps →
country Cuba →
governedBy Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of Cuba →
surface form: Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
habitatFor American crocodile →
American flamingo →
surface form: Caribbean flamingo

manatees →
numerous migratory birds →
hasEcosystemType coastal ecosystem →
marine ecosystem →
wetland ecosystem →
hasEndemicSpecies Cuban crocodile →
Zapata rail →
Zapata sparrow →
Zapata swamp hutia →
Zapata wren →
hasIUCNCategory II →
hasMunicipality Ciénaga de Zapata municipality →
surface form: Municipio Especial Ciénaga de Zapata
hasProtectedAreaStatus Ciénaga de Zapata self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Ciénaga de Zapata National Park
knownFor Bay of Pigs Invasion →
surface form: Bay of Pigs invasion

birdwatching →
endemic species →
rich biodiversity →
locatedIn southern Cuba →
locatedOn Isla de Cuba →
mainSettlement Playa Girón →
Playa Larga →
partOf Matanzas Province →
RamsarDesignationYear 2001 →
RamsarSiteNumber 1174 →
recognizedAs Biosphere Reserve →
surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
tourismActivity diving →
ecotourism →
sport fishing →
UNESCODesignationYear 2000 →
wasSiteOf Bay of Pigs Invasion →
surface form: Bay of Pigs invasion

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gulf of Cazones → adjacentTo → Ciénaga de Zapata →
this entity surface form: Zapata Swamp
Matanzas Province → containsBiosphereReserve → Ciénaga de Zapata →
this entity surface form: Ciénaga de Zapata Biosphere Reserve
Matanzas Province → containsProtectedArea → Ciénaga de Zapata →
Zapata Peninsula → containsProtectedArea → Ciénaga de Zapata →
this entity surface form: Ciénaga de Zapata National Park
Zapata Peninsula → containsProtectedArea → Ciénaga de Zapata →
this entity surface form: Ramsar wetland site Ciénaga de Zapata
Zapata Peninsula → ecoregion → Ciénaga de Zapata →
Matanzas Province → hasMunicipality → Ciénaga de Zapata →
Playa Larga → hasNearbyAttraction → Ciénaga de Zapata →
this entity surface form: Ciénaga de Zapata National Park
Playa Girón → hasNearbyFeature → Ciénaga de Zapata →
this entity surface form: Zapata Swamp
Playa Girón → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Ciénaga de Zapata →
this entity surface form: Ciénaga de Zapata National Park
Zapata Peninsula → hasPart → Ciénaga de Zapata →
this entity surface form: Zapata Swamp
Ciénaga de Zapata → hasProtectedAreaStatus → Ciénaga de Zapata self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Ciénaga de Zapata National Park
Bay of Pigs Museum → near → Ciénaga de Zapata →
Girón Beach → partOf → Ciénaga de Zapata →
this entity surface form: Zapata Swamp region
Playa Girón → partOf → Ciénaga de Zapata →