Geography Atlas

Where Everything Happened
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Protected Area

Laguna de la Restinga

National Park

Laguna de la Restinga is a national park on Isla Margarita in Nueva Esparta state, Venezuela. Its main feature is a large salt lagoon rich in fish and birdlife, and it is listed as a Ramsar wetland of international importance and classified as an Important Bird Area.

Facts
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Coastal (Marine and Terrestrial) 1
International Designation
Ramsar Site (Wetland of International Importance) 1
Designation Category
National Park 1
Established Year
1974 1
Area (sq km)
188 1
Governing Body
INPARQUES 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
INPARQUES (Venezuela) 1
Sources
1. Laguna de la Restinga (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, area (converted to square kilometres where the infobox gives another unit)
  • Infobox: established
    6 February 1974
  • Lead
    The main part of the park is a large salt lagoon, rich in fish and birdlife.
  • Source text, realm: coastal
    The main part of the park is a large salt lagoon, rich in fish and birdlife.
  • Source text, designation-category: National Park
    Laguna de la Restinga is a national park on the Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta state, Venezuela.
  • Infobox: governing_body
    INPARQUES
  • Lead section
    The main part of the park is a large salt lagoon, rich in fish and birdlife. It is on the Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance, and is classified as an Important Bird Area.
  • Part Of: Venezuela, Lead paragraph
    Restinga is a national park on the Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta state, Venezuela.
  • On Continent: South America, Lead paragraph names Venezuela; continent follows from the atlas record for Venezuela
    Restinga is a national park on the Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta state, Venezuela
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.

View At A Past Year

Choose a year to see this entry's facts and connections as the atlas records them at that moment: what it held then, what it held instead, and what it had not yet adopted. Choose Present for the current record.