| Hay-Zama Lakes | |
|---|---|
  Location of Hay-Zama Lakes in Canada | |
| Location | Mackenzie County, Alberta, Canada |
| Nearest city | High Level, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 58°30′0″N 119°0′0″W / 58.50000°N 119.00000°W |
| Area | 586 km2 (226 sq mi) |
| Designated | 24 May 1982 |
| Reference no. | 242[1] |
Hay-Zama Lakes is a 586-square-kilometre (226 sq mi) inland wetland and wildland park[2] in northwestern Alberta, Canada. It was designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance on May 24, 1982,[3] and is recognized as an Important Bird Area.[4] It "constitutes one of the most extensive sedge wetlands in western North America".[5]
The site has been under consideration for classification as a World Heritage Site.[6] It is approximately 100 km (62 mi) west-northwest of the town of High Level, 140 kilometres (87 mi) from the border with the Northwest Territories.
It is "twinned" with the Dalai Lake National Nature Reserve in Inner Mongolia, China.[5]
- ^ "Hay-Zama Lakes". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Wildland Parks". Government of Alberta. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ^ "The Annotated Ramsar List: Canada". The Annotated Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. Ramsar Convention Bureau. Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Hay-Zama Lakes, Alberta - Ramsar Site". Environment Canada. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ^ a b "Hay-Zama". Alberta Wilderness Association. 2000. Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Canada's Tentative List for World Heritage Sites". Parks Canada. 2004-06-28. Archived from the original on 2007-02-24. Retrieved 2008-06-02.