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South Water Caye Marine Reserve
South Water Caye Marine Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
	Map of Belize
Location	Gulf of Honduras, Belize
Nearest city	Dangriga
Coordinates	16°43′08″N 88°08′56″W / 16.719°N 88.149°W
Area	47,702 hectares (117,870 acres)
Established	1996
Governing body	Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment

South Water Caye Marine Reserve is the largest marine reserve in the Stann Creek district of Belize. It was established in 1996 and covers 47,702 hectares (117,870 acres) of mangrove and coastal ecosystems.^[2]

It includes the crown reserve of Man-O-War Caye, a nesting site for the brown booby and magnificent frigatebird.

In 2017, National Geographic named Pelican Beach on South Water Caye one of the 21 best beaches in the world.^[3]

References edit

^ "South Water Caye Marine Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
^ ^a ^b Belize Tropical Forest Studies (2010). "South Water Caye Marine Reserve". Biodiversity and Environmental Resource Data System. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012.
^ Lovato, Kimberley (18 January 2017). "21 Best Beaches in the World". National Geographic. Archived from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.