Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary
Coordinates47°20′N 64°56′W / 47.333°N 64.933°W / 47.333; -64.933
Area50 square kilometres (19 sq mi)
Designated10 June 1993
Reference no.612[1]

The Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary is a wetland in Alnwick Parish, Northumberland County, in north-eastern New Brunswick, Canada. It was classified as a wetland of international importance on June 10, 1993. It is also a globally significant Important Bird Area for the population of common terns, and shorebirds in general, that it supports.[2] Primarily a shallow coastal estuary with gentle slopes, the 50 km2 site is underlain by various sedimentary rocks, including red sandstone and shale.[3] The lagoon system is protected from the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by a constantly shifting barrier beach and dune system [4] that frequently blocks commonly used navigation channels.[3] It attains an elevation of no more than 8 m above sea level.

It is located on the Acadian Peninsula, and includes Tabusintac Bay and the mouth of the Tabusintac River.[5] It also contains roughly 6 km2 of peatlands, within which are numerous freshwater ponds.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Tabusintac Lagoon & River Estuary". IBA Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ a b "Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary". Environment Canada. Archived from the original on February 25, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ "The Annotated Ramsar List: Canada". The Annotated Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. Ramsar Convention Bureau. 2000-01-10. Archived from the original on 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. ^ Underhill, Kellie (October 2006). "Where the River Meets the Ocean, Tabusintac". Bread ‘n Molasses. Archived from the original on February 6, 2005. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. ^ "Tabusintac Ramsar Site". inmgroup.net. 2017-10-27. Archived from the original on 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
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