Lake Miragoâne

Lake Miragoâne
Location of Lake Miragoâne in Haiti.
Location of Lake Miragoâne in Haiti.
Lake Miragoâne
LocationHaiti
Coordinates18°24′14″N 73°2′59″W / 18.40389°N 73.04972°W / 18.40389; -73.04972
Basin countriesHaiti
Max. length12 km (7.5 mi)
Surface area25 km2 (9.7 sq mi)

Lake Miragoâne (French: Étang de Miragoâne) is a lake in Haiti, located one kilometer southeast of the city of Miragoâne. It is one of the largest natural freshwater lakes in the Caribbean. The lake is 12 km (7.5 mi) long and 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) in area.[1]

Fauna

Many species of water bird inhabit Lake Miragoâne including the snowy egret (Egretta thula), the West Indian whistling duck (Dendrocygna arborea), the yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea) and the glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus).[2]

Lake Miragoâne is also considered an important centre of endemism for the livebearing genus Limia, with a total of 9 described species, the newest described species being Limia mandibularis.[3]

References

  1. ^ Schutt-Ainé, Patricia (1994). Haiti: A Basic Reference Book. Miami, Florida: Librairie Au Service de la Culture. p. 22. ISBN 0-9638599-0-0.
  2. ^ Proceedings of The Academy of Natural Sciences (Vol. LXXXX, 1928). Academy of Natural Sciences. 1928. pp. 460, 491. ISBN 9781437954814.
  3. ^ Rodriguez-Silva, Rodet; Torres-Pineda, Patricia; Josaphat, James, eds. (2020). "Limia mandibularis, a new livebearing fish (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) from Lake Miragoane, Haiti". Vol. 4768, no. 3. Zootaxa. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  • Brenner, Mark; Binford, Michael W. (October 1988). "A sedimentary record of human disturbance from Lake Miragoane, Haiti". Journal of Paleolimnology. 1 (2). doi:10.1007/BF00196066.


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