| Songhor Lagoon | |
|---|---|
| Songor Ramsar Site | |
 Songhor Lagoon | |
  Songhor Lagoon | |
| Location | Greater Accra Region |
| Nearest city | Ada |
| Coordinates | 5°49′40″N 0°27′45″E / 5.82778°N 0.46250°E |
| Official name | Songor Ramsar Site |
| Designated | 14 August 1992 |
| Reference no. | 566[1] |
The Songhor Lagoon is a coastal lagoon on the eastern coast of Ghana, West Africa. The site covers an area of 28,740 hectares, and it is located just outside the major town of Ada[2] and to the west of the Volta River estuary. It was designated as Ramsar wetland site of international importance number 566 on June 22, 1988. In 2011, UNESCO approved the Songor Biosphere Reserve as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.[3] Among several other important functions, it acts as habitat and/or breeding ground for several notable species.[4]
- ^ "Songor Ramsar Site". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Hotline Documentary: Songhor Lagoon – Salt, Money and Power". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ UNESCO announcement [1], "18 new Biosphere Reserves added to UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme", published 30 June 2011
- ^ The Ramsar Sites Database, "Songor Lagoon Ramsar Information Sheet", retrieved 13 January 2011