Kuwait
Boubyan Island
Boubyan Island and its surrounding marine reserve lie in the Arabian Gulf. Extensive intertidal flooding reduces the land area every day by 40% between low tide and high tide. It is important for breeding and migratory birds such as the Crab Plover. Marine mammals include Indo-pacific humpback dolphins,, bottlenose dolphins, common dolphins and finless porpoises.
Site Info
Official Information
- Full Name
- Boubyan Island and Mubarak Al-Kabeer Marine Reserve (MAKMR) (ID: 6257)
- Country
- Kuwait
- Status
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On tentative list 2017
Site history
History of Boubyan Island
- 2017: Added to Tentative List
- Added to tentative list
- Type
- Natural
- Criteria
Links
- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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UNESCO.org
- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org
Community Information
- Community Category
- Natural landscape: Marine and Coastal
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