| Bosung Bulgyo | |
|---|---|
| 보성벌교갯벌 습지보호지역 | |
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
 Suaeda japonica on a Japanese mudflat | |
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| Location | Boseong County, South Korea |
| Coordinates | 34°49′26.36″N 127°25′31.67″E / 34.8239889°N 127.4254639°E [1] |
| Area | 33.89 km2 (13.09 sq mi)[1] |
| Governing body | Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries |
| World Heritage site | 1591-004 |
| whc | |
Bosung Bulgyo (Korean: 보성벌교갯벌) is a marine protected area in South Korea, which extends from the estuary of the Beolgyo River into Yeoja Bay[2] and protects the tidal flats and their animal and plant species.[2] The total area is 33.89 km2 (13.09 sq mi).[1]
The tidal flat is the largest wintering area in Korea for black-crowned cranes, is visited by whooping swans, and home to various fish, to cockles, octopus, clams, razor clams, cuttlefish, and oysters, and to flora, including reed forests, and Suaeda japonica (Korean: 칠면초).[3] Beolgyo Tidal Flat was designated as Wetland Protection Area No. 4 by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries in 2003, and was registered as a Ramsar wetland along with Suncheon Bay Tidal Flat as the fourth wetland in Korea in 2006.[3][2]
It is a fine-grained mudflat within the semi-enclosed Yeoja Bay[2] It is one of Korea's mudflats designated by the Ramsar Convention and was registered as a wetland protection area under the International Wetlands Convention in January 2006, the fourth in Korea and the 1,594 th in the world.[2] It was the first coastal wetland in Korea to be registered under the Ramsar Convention.[2] It is part of the UNESCO world heritage listed Boseong-Suncheon Getbol.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Bosung Bulgyo". protectedplanet.net. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ a b c d e f "보성 갯벌, 수산자원의 보고 Boseong mud flat, a treasure trove of fisheries resources". dgram.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ a b "보성 벌교 갯벌 전남 보성군 천혜의 자연 환경을 간직한 생태의 보고 Boseong Beolgyo mudflat". Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats". www.getbolworldheritage.org. Retrieved 2024-03-27.