Stung Kaoh Pao and Stung Kep Estuaries
Location:
1 l°23'-11°40'N, 102°56'-103°10'E; on the Gulf of Thailand near the Thai border, south of Kaoh Kong, western Kampuchea.
Area:
c.30,000 ha.
Altitude:
Sea level.
Biogeographical Province:
4.5.1.
Wetland type:
02, 05, 06, 07, 09 & 11.
Description of site:
A complex of tidal channels and creeks, low islands, mangrove swamps, tidal mudflats and coastal lagoons in the estuarine systems of the Kaoh Pao and Kep rivers. There are extensive intertidal mudflats at the head of Kaoh Kong Bay to the south. The rivers rise in the forested Cardamome Range to the east. Kaoh Kong Bay is protected from southwest storms by the large, hilly island of Kaoh Kong, which rises to 420m.
Climatic conditions:
Tropical monsoonal climate, with heavy rainfall for most of the year and a short, semi-humid period from December to February. Temperatures are high throughout the year, and the annual range in temperature is exceeded by the diurnal range.
Principal vegetation:
Mangrove forest (c.16,000 ha). Evergreen and deciduous forests cover the Cardamome Range to the east.
Land tenure:
No information.
Conservation measures taken:
None.
Conservation measures proposed:
None.
Land use:
No information.
Possible Changes in Land use:
No information.
Disturbances and threats:
No information.
Economic and social values:
No information.
Fauna:
No information.
Special floral values:
The site contains the only significant stands of mangrove forest in Kampuchea.
Research and facilities:
None.
References:
None.
Criteria for Inclusion:
0
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