Lake Kinkony

16°9′0″S 45°50′0″E / 16.15000°S 45.83333°E / -16.15000; 45.83333Basin countriesMadagascarSurface areaca. 100 km2 (39 sq mi)
Ramsar Wetland
Official nameLac KinkonyDesignated5 June 2012Reference no.2048[1]

Lake Kinkony is a large lake in the northwestern part of Madagascar,[2] in the lower Mahavavy Sud River watershed in Boeny region (former Mahajanga Province). It is located at around 16°9′0″S 45°50′0″E / 16.15000°S 45.83333°E / -16.15000; 45.83333 and has an area of about 100 km2. The lake is an important wetland site for birds.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lac Kinkony". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Madagascar-GEOGRAPHY". countrystudies.us. U. S. Library of Congress. Retrieved 27 September 2017.


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