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    The Hunter Estuary Wetlands comprise a group of associated wetlands at and near the mouth of the Hunter River in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales...
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  • Shortland and Hexham Swamp. The Shortland Wetlands are part of the Ramsar Convention-recognised Hunter Estuary Wetlands, providing habitat for many species...
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  • the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific...
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    for its pioneering role in the restoration and management of the Hunter Estuary wetlands site, and for forging links with other centres in Australia Banrock...
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    lower reaches form an open and trained mature wave dominated barrier estuary. The Hunter River rises on the western slopes of Mount Royal Range, part of the...
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    000–4,000 km2), depending on which sub-bays (such as San Pablo Bay), estuaries, wetlands, and so on are included in the measurement. The main part of the...
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    Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve (pronunciation: "Bah-yo-nuh" or "Buy-yo-nah") is a protected area that once served as the natural estuary for neighboring...
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    construction for deteriorated wetlands and barrier island habitats. The Environmental Protection Agency defines wetlands as "those areas that are inundated...
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    National Estate. In 1983 a 1730 ha area around the Sea Elephant estuary was listed as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, being...
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    The Hamilton Wetland Restoration Project, now known as the Hamilton/Bel Marin Keys Wetlands Restoration, is a wetlands habitat restoration project at...
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    Caldicot and Wentloog Levels (category Wetlands of Cardiff)
    estuarine alluvial wetland and intertidal mudflats adjoining the north bank of the Severn Estuary, either side of the River Usk estuary near Newport in south...
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    River estuary is the site of wetlands from New York City all the way up to Troy. It has one of the largest concentrations of freshwater wetlands in the...
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    York/New Jersey Estuary" (PDF). Wetlands. 24 (2): 414–425. doi:10.1672/0277-5212(2004)024[0414:TLBHAR]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 7715635. Hudson Estuary Basics Dept...
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    only a dozen remained, sheltering in the region of Kersefontein and the estuary. In 1829, only six hippos remained. The last known hippo was shot in 1869...
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    list of wetlands in Australia that are designated by the Ramsar Convention as sites of international importance. Under the convention, the wetlands are considered...
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    Whiteside Marsh (category Estuaries of California)
    Whiteside Marsh is a coastal estuary marsh and wetlands on the northwestern shore of San Pablo Bay in northern Marin County, California. It is in and adjacent...
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    Bengal. During the latter part of its course the river expands into a large estuary containing many islands, the largest one being Dakshin Shahbazpur. The...
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    at the river mouth, where the river merges into an ocean, a sea, or an estuary, into a lake, a reservoir, or (more rarely) into another river that cannot...
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    Moye C. Wicks thought in the mid-19th century of turning the estuary and the wetland of Playa del Rey into a commercial port. He formed the Ballona...
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    Louisiana's coastal wetlands such as Grand Isle for migratory birds) to a wide array of wildlife. Human users also receive many benefits from wetlands, such as cleaner...
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    Daliyot, and Sfamnun/Sfamnon (Hebrew: נחל שפמנון Nahal Sfamnon). The wetlands are protected as part of the Majrase – Betiha (Bethsaida Valley) Nature...
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    Raritan Bay (category Estuaries of New Jersey)
    today. South of western Long Island, tidal flats and wetlands occupied the margins of a tidal estuary (now submerged by marine waters). Inner Raritan Bay...
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    peninsula on Ireland's east coast, between the Rogerstown Estuary to the north and Broadmeadow Estuary to the south. Donabate is a civil parish in the ancient...
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    infertile sandy soil along with coastal sand dunes, river estuaries, and a number of wetlands kept back from the sea by the dunes. A number of rivers cross...
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  • Island, in Botany Bay near the mouth of George's River Clarence River estuary: Ashby Island Chatsworth Island Freeburn Island Goodwood Island Harwood...
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    Retrieved 23 September 2020. "History of the Hunter Estuary". Schoolmasters House in Kooragang Wetlands. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2020...
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    / 37.7947278°N 122.3152556°W / 37.7947278; -122.3152556 The Oakland Estuary is the strait in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, separating the...
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    Lake Macquarie and Central Coast Council local government areas in the Hunter and Central Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia, it covers an area...
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    beach stretching for about a mile, and a small harbour on the River Axe estuary. The population of Seaton parish at the 2011 census was 8,413, whilst the...
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    Islais Creek estuary, the only way to get to Hunters Point aside from sailing was via the San Bruno Road, completed in 1858. The Bayview–Hunters Point district...
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