Moriah Harbour Cay National Park

Moriah Harbour Cay National Park is a national park in Exuma, the Bahamas. The reserve was established in 2002 and, after expansion in 2015,[2] has an area of 16,800 acres (68 km2).[3]

Moriah Harbour Cay National Park
Moriah Harbour Cay National Park
The location of Moriah Harbour Cay National Park within the Bahamas
LocationExuma, the Bahamas
Coordinates23.498°N 75.712°W / 23.498; -75.712[1]
Area16,800 acres (68 km2)
Established2002
Governing bodyBahamas National Trust
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Flora and fauna

On land, the park provides nesting sites for gull-billed and least terns, nighthawks, oystercatchers, plovers, and a resident pair of ospreys. Plants found at the park include buttonwoods, bay cedar, palmettos and sea oats. The park's mangroves provide a nursery for crabs, crawfish, conch, mangrove snappers, yellowtails and groupers.[3]

References

  1. "Moriah Harbour Cay National Park in Bahamas". Protected Planet. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. "New Marine Protected Areas Declared in The Bahamas!". The Atlantis Blue Project Foundation. September 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. "Moriah Harbour Cay National Park". The Bahamas National Trust. Retrieved 4 January 2019.


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