Linyuan Ocean Wetland Park
林園海洋溼地公園 (Chinese)
Linyuan Ocean Wetland Park is located in Kaohsiung
Linyuan Ocean Wetland Park
Linyuan Ocean Wetland Park
LocationLinyuan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates22°29′27.3″N 120°23′10.4″E / 22.490917°N 120.386222°E / 22.490917; 120.386222
Typewetland
Surface area50 hectares (120 acres)

Linyuan Ocean Wetland Park (traditional Chinese: 林園海洋溼地公園; simplified Chinese: 林园海洋湿地公园; pinyin: Línyuán Hǎiyáng Shīdì Gōngyuán) is a wetland in Linyuan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Geography

Located at Gaoping river mouth estuary, the wetland spreads over an area of 50 hectares.[1][2] The wetland consists of 10 species of marine creatures.[3]

See also

References

  1. Hung, Chen-hung; Chung, Jake (13 January 2018). "Upside-down jellies find way back to Kaohsiung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. "Linyuan Manmade Wetland". Taiwan's Wetland Ramsar Citizen. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. Hung, Chen-hung (26 January 2018). "Ocean creatures flourish half a kilometer inland". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 May 2018.


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