The Kota Kinabalu Wetland Centre protects 24 hectares of mangrove forest, the last remnant of mangroves that once lined this stretch of coast in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Established in 1986 after the Sabah Wetlands Inventory Committee selected it from twenty candidate sites, it was previously known as Likas Swamp or the Kota Kinabalu City Bird Sanctuary and functions today as both a bird sanctuary and a breeding ground for marine life under protection from the Fishery Department of Sabah. It was designated a Ramsar wetland on October 22, 2016, and its mangroves also stabilize sediment, store nutrients and filter pollutants for the surrounding area.
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RealmCoastal (Marine and Terrestrial) 1 International DesignationRamsar Site (Wetland of International Importance) 2 Established Year Area (sq km) Sources
1. Kota Kinabalu Wetland Centre (Wikipedia)
- Infobox, area (converted to square kilometres where the infobox gives another unit)
Infobox: established
1986
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Kota Kinabalu Wetland Centre is 24 hectares (59 acres) of the only remains of mangrove forest that once existed extensively along the coastal region of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
Source text, realm: coastal
Kota Kinabalu Wetland Centre is 24 hectares (59 acres) of the only remains of mangrove forest that once existed extensively along the coastal region of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
Part Of: Malaysia, Lead paragraph
that once existed extensively along the coastal region of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names Malaysia; continent follows from the atlas record for Malaysia
that once existed extensively along the coastal region of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
View the Source2. Ramsar Sites Information Service: Kota Kinabalu Wetland
Ramsar Sites Information ServiceRamsar site recordQuote, Ramsar site record
Kota Kinabalu Wetland Country: Malaysia Site number: 2290 Area: 24.2 ha Designation date: 22-10-2016
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