Suncheon Bay | |
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Location | Suncheon, South Korea |
Coordinates | 34°48'N 127°24'E |
Area | 8,772 acres (35.50 km2) |
Designated | 20 January 2006 |
Reference no. | 1594[1] |
Located in Suncheon, Jeonnam in South Korea, Suncheon Bay is a coastal wetland, composed of a 3.5 km (2.2 mi) long stream, a 2,221 ha (5,490 acres) wide tideland and a 230 ha (570 acres) wide field of reeds. Due to its natural coast, it is the habitat of migratory birds, plants and animals. It is the first Korean coastal wetland, Suncheon Bay Ecological Park, to be registered on the list of The Ramsar Wetland on January 20, 2006.