MARINE PROTECTED AREAS - INDIAboblme.reefbase.org/pdf/Marine Protected Areas - India.pdf · 2014....
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Pulicat Lake
Coringa
Bhitarkanika
Point Calimere
BalukhandKonark
Lothian Island (withinSundarban Biosphere Reserve)
Haliday Island (withinSundarban Biosphere Reserve)
Sajnakhali (within SundarbanBiosphere Reserve)
Gulf of MannarNational Park
Chilka (Nalaban)/Chilika Laka
Krishna
SundarbanNational Park
SundarbanTiger Reserve
Gulf of MannarBiosphere Reserve
GahirmathaMarine Sanctuary
BhitarkanikaWildlife Sanctuary
SundarbansBiosphere Reserve
Gulf ofMannar
Bay ofBengal
LaccadiveSea
BANGLADESH
SRILANKA
INDIA
92° E
92° E
88° E
88° E
84° E
84° E
80° E
80° E
76° E
76° E
22° N
22° N
18° N
18° N
14° N
14° N
10° N
10° N
MARINE PROTECTED AREAS - INDIA
INDIANOCEAN
Bay ofBengal
SouthChina Sea
ArabianSea
Java Sea
AndamanSea Gulf of
Thailand
LaccadiveSea
Cambodia
ChinaBhutan
Lao
British IndianOcean Territory
NepalPakistan
Singapore
Viet Nam
Bangladesh
Myanmar
SriLanka
India
MaldivesMalaysia
Thailand
Indonesia
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Coordinate System: GCS WGS 1984Datum: WGS 1984
Data sources:Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) VLIZ (2012) Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase, version 7.Coral Reefs:UNEP-WCMC (2010) Global Distribution of Coral ReefsMangroves: Spalding et. al (2010) World Atlas of MangrovesSeagrass: UNEP-WCMC, Short FT (2005) Global distribution of seagrassesBathymetry: The GEBCO_08 Grid, version 20100927, http://www.gebco.netMarine Protected Areas: Compiled from various sources including ReefBase,BOBLME (2011), Singh (2003), WDPA (2013),Burke et al. (2011) and MoEF (2013) by WorldFish up to October 2013
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LegendBay of BengalLarge Marine Ecosystem Boundary
Administrative Boundary
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
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Marine Protected Area(Unknown Boundaries)
Marine Protected Area(Polygon)
Coral Reefs
Seagrass
Mangroves
Date: 27 Mar 2014
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Cinque Islands
North Reef Island
Parkinson Island
Rani Jhansi
South Reef Island
Lohabarrack
South Button Island
Mangroves Island
Blister Island
SandyIsland
North Button Island
Middle Button Island
MahatmaGandhi
Cuthbert Bay
Bay ofBengal
AndamanSea
94°E
94°E
93°E
93°E
92°E
92°E
91°E
91°E
14°N
14°N
13°N
13°N
12°N
12°N
11°N
11°N
Bay ofBengal
AndamanSea
Galathea
Great NicobarBiosphere Reserve
95°E
95°E
94°E
94°E
93°E
93°E
92°E
92°E
9°N
9°N
8°N
8°N
7°N
7°N
Andaman Islands
Nicobar Islands
Bay ofBengal 0 20 40 60 80 100
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