Designations
Official nameNan Dongting Wetland and Waterfowl Nature Reserve
Designated11 January 2002
Reference no.1151[1]

South Dongting Lake (Chinese: 南洞庭湖), also known as The pearl of the Yangtze River,[2] is a large freshwater lake located in the north of the province of Hunan, China, in the Dongting Lake region. The South Dongting Lake occupies approximately one-eighth of the total combined area of all wetlands in the world.[3] The lake is internationally regarded as an important wetland and has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2002.[1]

Geography

South Dongting Lake is located in the southwest of Dongting Lake, with an area of 1680 square kilometers. It has the characteristics of wetland with water immersion as lake and water falling as oasis.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nan Dongting Wetland and Waterfowl Nature Reserve". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. ^ "South Dongting Lake, The pearl of the Yangtze River Guangming Daily. 2018-08-15 .
  3. ^ He Ping; Wang Baozhong "Landscape ecological assessment and eco-tourism development in the South Dongting Lake Wetland, China Journal of Environmental Sciences, China. 2003. iOS press. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  4. ^ "Brief Introduction of South Dongting Lake yiyang.gov.cn. 2016-07-07.


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