Ramsar Sites of Turkey - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Ramsar Sites of Turkey - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Ramsar Sites of Turkey - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
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Meke Maar <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ramsar</str<strong>on</strong>g> Site<br />
MEKE MAAR<br />
The site is situated in the South <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> K<strong>on</strong>ya Closed Basin, within the boundaries <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
ar district <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> K<strong>on</strong>ya province. Meke Maar is 981m above sea level.<br />
The crater (pyroclastic c<strong>on</strong>e) formed as a result <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> a volcanic erupti<strong>on</strong> 4-5 milli<strong>on</strong> years<br />
ago (in Pleistocene age) had filled with water in time and later <strong>on</strong>, 9000 years before<br />
today, a sec<strong>on</strong>d volcanic erupti<strong>on</strong> a sec<strong>on</strong>d volcanic c<strong>on</strong>e was formed in the middle <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the<br />
lake, which also filled with water in time creating a sec<strong>on</strong>d lake.<br />
The sec<strong>on</strong>d lake, in the volcanic c<strong>on</strong>e 50-meter above the water level situated in the<br />
middle <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the main Meke, is a saltwater lake with a depth <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 25 meters. The formati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
the volcanic mass that forms the island has a capacity to immediately absorb even the<br />
heaviest rainfall. This is the reas<strong>on</strong> why Meke could c<strong>on</strong>tain its shape for thousands <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
<br />
is believed to bring good luck. The site has remarkable potential for ecological tourism<br />
due to its geological structure.<br />
SITE IDENTITY<br />
Name <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ramsar</str<strong>on</strong>g> Site<br />
Locati<strong>on</strong> and Boundaries<br />
Area<br />
Coordinates<br />
Elevati<strong>on</strong><br />
C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> status<br />
Populati<strong>on</strong><br />
Climate<br />
Meke Maar<br />
<br />
K<strong>on</strong>ya province.<br />
202 ha<br />
<br />
1004 m - 1280 m<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ramsar</str<strong>on</strong>g> Site<br />
Natural Site<br />
Natural M<strong>on</strong>ument<br />
<br />
C<strong>on</strong>tinental<br />
Nati<strong>on</strong>al and Internati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
Significance<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Turkey</str<strong>on</strong>g>'s wetland <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> internati<strong>on</strong>al importance<br />
Key Biodiversity Area<br />
Important Bird Area<br />
Site significance<br />
Site symbols<br />
Management Plan<br />
Facilities in the site<br />
The site is a volcanic wetland<br />
N<strong>on</strong>e<br />
N<strong>on</strong>e<br />
N<strong>on</strong>e<br />
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