Dunas de Mira, Gândara e Gafanhas

Coordinates: 40°21′21″N 8°48′45″W / 40.35583°N 8.81250°W / 40.35583; -8.81250
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Dunas de Mira, Gândara e Gafanhas
Centro, Portugal
Coordinates40°21′21″N 8°48′45″W / 40.35583°N 8.81250°W / 40.35583; -8.81250
Area205.11 km2 (79.19 sq mi)
EstablishedResolução do Conselho de Ministros 76/00 de 5 de Julho
Named forits dune system
Websitewww2.icnf.pt/portal/pn/biodiversidade/rn2000/resource/doc/sic-cont/dunas-de-mira-gandara-e-gafanhas

Dunas de Mira, Gândara e Gafanhas (transl. Dunes of Mira, Gândara and Gafanhas), is a

Centro region, in the districts of Aveiro, and Coimbra
.

Geography

Dunas de Mira, Gândara e Gafanhas covers the

Figueira da Foz. The protected area includes an area of 205.11 km2.[1]

Flora

Armeria welwitschii, a Portuguese endemic, in the cliffs of the Cape Mondego

Vegetation within this protected area is dominated by plants adapted to coastal habitats, including

endemic species like Armeria welwitschii
can be found. The area is also under threat by invasive species, including several Australian Acacia species, Carpobrotus edulis, Cortaderia selloana, and Myriophyllum aquaticum.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Plano Sectorial da Rede Natura 2000". Retrieved 18 May 2019.

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