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Zapata Swamp ((スペイン語:Ciénaga de Zapata), (:ˈsjenaɣa ðe saˈpata)) is located on the Zapata Peninsula in the southern Matanzas province of Cuba. It is located less than southeast of Havana.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Smithsonian National Zoological Park )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=Jordan Levinson )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Smithsonian National Zoological Park )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=PBS )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=Steve Winter )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=World Database on Protected Areas )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=World Database on Protected Areas: Ramsar )〕 Ciénaga de Zapata represents also a municipality, the largest one of Cuba with 4,162 km2.〔 ==Species and preservation== Within the Zapata Swamp are over 900 autochthonous plant species, 175 species of birds, 31 species of reptiles and over 1000 species of invertebrates. Some of the most notable are local endemics to Cuba, for birds it would include the Zapata wren, Zapata rail, and the Zapata sparrow.〔 The Zapata Swamp is also visited by 65 species of birds during their migration pattern from North America through the Caribbean to South America. Zapata is also known for the local endemic Cuban crocodile ''(Crocodylus rhombifer)'' which are restricted to the Zapata Swamp and are being reintroduced to the nearby Lanier Swamp on the Isle of Youth ((スペイン語:Isla de la Juventud)).〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=UNESCO )〕 File:Red flamingos.JPG|Red flamingos in Zapata File:In crocodile farm.JPG|In crocodile farm in Zapata Within the Zapata Swamp are numerous areas designated for environmental preservation, such as Zapata Swamp Natural Reserve and Las Salinas wildlife sanctuary, which is part of the larger Zapata Biosphere Reserve (IUCN category VI) which in total is over 6,000 km² and the largest protected area, not only in Cuba, but also the Caribbean.〔〔〔 The swamp is not only known for its size but also for being the best preserved wetlands in all of the Antilles, designated as a "Wetland of International Importance" by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in 1971.〔 In mid-2001 an additional 4,520 km² were declared a Ramsar Site in mid-2001.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zapata Swamp」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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