- Aiguamolls de l'Empordà
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Aiguamolls de l'Empordà IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Wetlands of Aiguamolls de l'EmpordàLocation Empordà, Catalonia, Spain Coordinates 42°13′10″N 3°6′38″E / 42.21944°N 3.11056°ECoordinates: 42°13′10″N 3°6′38″E / 42.21944°N 3.11056°E Area 4,824 hectares (48.24 km2) Established 1983 Governing body Departament de Medi Ambient i Habitatge The Parc Natural dels Aiguamolls de l'Empordà is a natural park in Catalonia, Spain.
It forms part of the Bay of Roses and like the Ebro delta was a malarial swampland. The marshland lies between the Rivers Fluvià and Muga. During the 19th century much of the marsh was drained as canals were created and the land converted to agriculture.
However virgin marsh and dunes remained and this was given Natural Park status in the 1980s after a campaign to save the area from development. The park is home to 327 different species.
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Natural parks Alt Pirineu • Aiguamolls de l'Empordà • Cadí–Moixeró • Cap de Creus • Ebre Delta • Els Ports • Montgrí, the Medes Islands and Baix Ter • Montseny • Montserrat • Sant Llorenç de Munt and l'Obac • Serra de Montsant • Garrotxa Volcanic Zone • Garraf MassifNatural Site of National Interest L'Albera • Poblet • Massís del PedraforcaNatural reserve Llobregat DeltaMarine reserve Categories:- IUCN Category V
- Natural parks of Catalonia
- Ramsar sites in Spain
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