Moriah Harbour Cay National Park
| Moriah Harbour Cay National Park | |
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  Moriah Harbour Cay National Park The location of Moriah Harbour Cay National Park within the Bahamas | |
| Location | Exuma, the Bahamas |
| Coordinates | 23°29′53″N 75°42′43″W / 23.498°N 75.712°W[1]Coordinates: 23°29′53″N 75°42′43″W / 23.498°N 75.712°W[1] |
| Area | 16,800 acres (68 km2) |
| Established | 2002 |
| Governing body | Bahamas National Trust |
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Moriah Harbour Cay National Park is a national park in Exuma, the Bahamas. The reserve was established in 2002 and, after expansion in 2015,[2] has an area of 16,800 acres (68 km2).[3]
Flora and fauna[]
On land, the park provides nesting sites for gull-billed and least terns, nighthawks, oystercatchers, plovers, and a resident pair of ospreys. Plants found at the park include buttonwoods, bay cedar, palmettos and sea oats. The park's mangroves provide a nursery for crabs, crawfish, conch, mangrove snappers, yellowtails and groupers.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Moriah Harbour Cay National Park in Bahamas". Protected Planet. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "New Marine Protected Areas Declared in The Bahamas!". The Atlantis Blue Project Foundation. September 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Moriah Harbour Cay National Park". The Bahamas National Trust. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
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