Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary

Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary
Coordinates	47°20′N 64°56′W / 47.333°N 64.933°WCoordinates: 47°20′N 64°56′W / 47.333°N 64.933°W
Area	50 square kilometres (19 sq mi)
Ramsar Wetland
Designated	10 June 1993

The Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary is a wetland in Alnwick Parish, Northumberland County, in north-eastern New Brunswick, Canada. It was classified as a wetland of international importance on June 10, 1993. It is also a globally significant Important Bird Area for the population of common terns, and shorebirds in general, that it supports.^[1] Primarily a shallow coastal estuary with gentle slopes, the 50 km² site is underlain by various sedimentary rocks, including red sandstone and shale.^[2] The lagoon system is protected from the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by a constantly shifting barrier beach and dune system ^[3] that frequently blocks commonly used navigation channels.^[2] It attains an elevation of no more than 8 m above sea level.

It is located on the Acadian Peninsula, and includes Tabusintac Bay and the mouth of the Tabusintac River.^[4] It also contains roughly 6 km² of peatlands, within which are numerous freshwater ponds.^[5]

References

1. "Tabusintac Lagoon & River Estuary". IBA Canada. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "TABUSINTAC LAGOON AND RIVER ESTUARY". Environment Canada. Archived from the original on February 25, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "The Annotated Ramsar List: Canada". The Annotated Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. Ramsar Convention Bureau. 2000-01-10. Archived from the original on 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
4. Underhill, Kellie (October 2006). "Where the River Meets the Ocean, Tabusintac". Bread ‘n Molasses. Archived from the original on February 6, 2005. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
5. "Ramsar Site". Tabusintac Watershed Association. Retrieved 2008-01-31.