Lake Abiad (South Sudan) (30033)
South Sudan, Africa
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1b, A1d, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Lake Abiad (South Sudan)
Central coordinates: Latitude: 10.2667, Longitude: 29.9667
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 450 to 450
Area of KBA (km2): 695.43257
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.
Delineation rationale: 2012-02-13 (BL Secretariat): following the secession of South Sudan, the original Lake Abiad (SitRecID 6810) has been bisected by the new international border and has therefore been superseded and split into two new sites.