Ukraine has 50 Ramsar sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance. Ramsar sites in Ukraine have a total surface area of approximately 802,604 hectares (1,983,280 acres). The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands came into effect for Ukraine on 1 December 1991.[1]

Ukraine Wetlands of International Importance

Name[1] Oblast Area (km²) Designated Description Image
Bakota Bay[2]Khmelnytskyi
48°35′N 26°56′E / 48.583°N 26.933°E / 48.583; 26.933 (Bakota Bay)		15.929 July 2004part of National Park "Podilski Tovtry", Dniester valley
Berda River mouth, Berdiansk Spit and Berdiansk Bay[3]Zaporizhzhia
46°44′N 36°48′E / 46.733°N 36.800°E / 46.733; 36.800 (Berda River mouth)		18Sea of Azov near Berdyansk
Bilosaraisk Bay, Bilosaraisk Spit[4]Donetsk
46°54′N 37°20′E / 46.900°N 37.333°E / 46.900; 37.333 (Bilosaraisk Bay)		20Sea of Azov near Yalta, Donetsk Oblast
Great Chapli Depression[5]Kherson
46°29′N 33°51′E / 46.483°N 33.850°E / 46.483; 33.850 (Great Chapli Depression)		23.59part of Askania-Nova Reserve
Cheremske MireVolyn328
Chilia branch (Kilia)Odesa328Danube Delta at Bystroye Channel
Desna River floodplainsSumy
52°19′N 33°23′E / 52.317°N 33.383°E / 52.317; 33.383 (Desna River floodplains)		42.7
Dnieper River DeltaKherson260
Dnieper-Orli floodplainsDnipropetrovsk25.6
Northern area of the Dniester LimanOdesa200
Land of Dniester-TurunchukOdesa760
Karadag rocky shore habitatCrimea2.24
Karkinitska and Dzharylgatska BaysKherson, Crimea
46°00′N 33°5′E / 46.000°N 33.083°E / 46.000; 33.083 (Karkinit and Dzharylgat Bays)		87023 November 1995The Karkinit Bay is a bay of the Black Sea that separates the southwestern Crimean Peninsula from mainland Ukraine.
Lake KartalOdesa5
Cape Kazantyp rocky shore habitatCrimea
45°28′N 35°51′E / 45.467°N 35.850°E / 45.467; 35.850 (Cape Kazantyp)		2.5129 July 2004A headland located in the northeastern part of the Crimean peninsula.
Kremenchuk FloodplainsPoltava
Kryva Bay and Kryva SpitDonetsk14
KuhurluyOdesa65
Molochnyi EstuaryZaporizhzhia224
Obitochna SpitZaporizhzhia20
Cape Opuk nearshore habitatCrimea
45°01′N 36°12′E / 45.017°N 36.200°E / 45.017; 36.200 (Cape Opuk)		7.75
Perebrody Peat BogsRivne127.18
Polissya MarshesZhytomyr21.45Marshes, mires, and floodplains surrounded by upland pine forests in Polissia Nature Reserve
Prypiat River floodplainsVolyn120
Sasyk LagoonOdesa210
Shahany-Alibei-Burnas lakes systemOdesa190
Shatsk LakesVolyn328.5
Lower Smotrych RiverKhmelnytskyi14.8
Stokhid River floodplainsVolyn100
Lake SynevyrZakarpattia0.29
Central SyvashKherson, Crimea
46°07′N 34°15′E / 46.117°N 34.250°E / 46.117; 34.250 (Central Syvash)		800
Eastern SyvashKherson, Crimea1,650
Tendra BayKherson380
Tylihul EstuaryOdesa, Mykolaiv260
Yahorlyk Bay[6]Kherson, Mykolaiv340separated from Dnieper-Bug Estuary by Kinburn Peninsula

References

  1. 1 2 "Ramsar List" (PDF). Ramsar.org. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  2. ↑ http://wetlands.biomon.org/?p=216
  3. ↑ http://wetlands.biomon.org/?p=192
  4. ↑ http://wetlands.biomon.org/?p=190
  5. ↑ "Великий Чапельський під | Водно-болотні угіддя". Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  6. ↑ http://wetlands.biomon.org/?p=188
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