Miani Hor
| Designations | |
|---|---|
| Designated | 10 May 2001 |
| Reference no. | 1068[1] |
Miani Hor is a swampy lagoon southwest of Uthal, lying on the coast of Lasbela District of Balochistan, Pakistan.[2] Covering an area of 7,471 hectares,[2] it was designated a Ramsar site in May 2001.
Location
[edit | edit source]The site is located just southwest of Uthal, the district headquarter, and 95 kilometres from Karachi, near Sonmiani Bay.[2]
Site description
[edit | edit source]The lagoon is 60 km long and 4 to 5 km wide.[3] It mouth is 4 km wide.[3] Two seasonal rivers, Porali and Windor enter into this bay.[2][3] In terms of depth, it is estimated 25-30 m.[4]
Flora and fauna
[edit | edit source]The lagoon is the only place in Pakistan where three species of mangroves, Avicennia marina, Rhizophora mucronata, and Ceriops tagal occur naturally.[2]
Threats
[edit | edit source]It faces two threats, namely domestic waste disposal and accumulated solid waste debris.[5]
References
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- ^ a b c d e Pakistan:Mangroves Archived 13 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine Edited by Dr. Pamela Stedman-Edwards pg 2 Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ a b c Mangroves of Miani Hor Lagoon on the North Arabian Sea coast of Pakistan by SM Saifullah and Fayyaz Rasool pg 1 Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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- ^ The Annotated Ramsar List: Pakistan. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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