This list of Ramsar sites in British Overseas Territories includes wetlands that are considered to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. The British Overseas Territories currently have 16 sites designated as "Wetlands of International Importance". For a full list of all Ramsar sites worldwide, see List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance.
Bermuda Name Location Area (km2) Designated Description Image Hungry Bay Mangrove Swamp Paget Parish 0.02 11 May 1999 Lover's Lake Nature Reserve St. George's Parish 0.02 11 May 1999 Paget Marsh Paget Parish 0.11 11 May 1999 An important site for crustaceans, native crabs and wintering birds including the blue land crab, the Caribbean hermit crab, the yellow-crowned night heron, the belted kingfisher. Pembroke Marsh East Pembroke Parish 0.08 11 May 1999 Somerset Long Bay Pond Sandys Parish 0.01 11 May 1999 Spittal Pond Smith's Parish 0.10 11 May 1999 Warwick Pond Warwick Parish 0.02 11 May 1999
British Indian Ocean Territory Name Location Area (km2) Designated Description Image Diego Garcia Chagos Archipelago 354.24 4 July 2001 A tropical coral atoll south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean.
British Virgin Islands Name Location Area (km2) Designated Description Image Western Salt Ponds of Anegada Anegada 10.71 11 May 1999 The Western Salt Ponds includes mudflats, a mangrove, and brackish saline lagoons. It provides habitat for Caribbean flamingos and the endangered Anegada rock iguana.
Turks and Caicos Islands Name Location Area (km2) Designated Description Image North, Middle and East Caicos Islands Caicos Islands 586.17 27 June 1990 A coastal wetland site, it is an important site for the West Indian whistling duck which has been listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.
Cayman Islands Name Location Area (km2) Designated Description Image Booby Pond and Rookery Little Cayman 0.82 21 September 1994 A landlocked saline lagoon that supports the largest red-footed booby population in the Caribbean.
Cyprus Name Location Area (km2) Designated Description Image Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area 21.71 20 March 2003 Located on Akrotiri Peninsula, the southernmost part of the island, Akrotiri includes marshes and a salt lake and flats.
Falkland Islands Name Location Area (km2) Designated Description Image Bertha's BeachUnited Kingdom’s designation of these two sites has been disputed by diplomatic notification by the Argentine Republic. East Falkland 40 24 September 2001 A sandy beach on the northern shore of Choiseul Sound, East Falkland. Bertha's Beach provides habitat for several threatened species including the Falkland steamer duck. Sea Lion Island near Lafonia 10 24 September 2001 An important breeding site for the southern sea lion and the southern elephant seal.
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Name Location Area (km2) Designated Description Image Gough Island Tristan da Cunha 2298.11 20 November 2008 One of five islands forming the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha, Gough Island is an important breeding site for threatened species including the sooty albatross and the northern rockhopper penguin. Inaccessible Island Tristan da Cunha 1265.24 20 November 2008 An extinct volcano that is part of the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha, Inaccessible Island is an important breeding site for seabirds and endemic landbirds.
See also Ramsar Convention List of Ramsar sites worldwide
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