Wetland of Angelochori
Wetland of Angelochori includes a salt pan for salt production, salt marshes and a marine zone.
Wetland of Angelochori includes a salt pan for salt production, salt marshes and a marine zone.
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The wetland of Angelochori occupies an area of 357 acres and extends around a circular coastal lagoon of 250 acres. It includes a salt pan for salt production, salt marshes and a marine zone, while there are cultivations in the broader area.
It is an important wetland for migratory and hibernated water birds. However, the greatest danger it faces is hunting. In the southeast of the lagoon, towards Nea Michaniona, lies ancient Aenea, a settlement that flourished during the Archaic period, although findings indicate it existed as early as the early Iron Age, until the 3rd century BC.
Greek Ornithological Society, (2014), Λιμνοθάλασσα αλυκής Αγγελοχωρίου (μεγάλου εμβόλου), [Salt- pan’s lagoon of Aggelochori (of big bucket)],
http://ornithologiki.gr/page_iba.php?aID=30
Last visit 11/11/2014
16th EPKA, (2012), Αίνεια, [Aineia], Odysseus, Ministry of Culture and Athleticism,
http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/3/gh351.jsp?obj_id=7065
Last visit 11/12/2014
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