Moriah Harbour Cay National Park

National park in the Bahamas

Moriah Harbour Cay National Park

Moriah Harbour Cay National Park

The location of Moriah Harbour Cay National Park within the Bahamas

Location| Exuma, the Bahamas
Coordinates| 23°27′41″N 75°40′32″W﻿ / ﻿23.46133°N 75.67548°W﻿ / 23.46133; -75.67548[1]
Area| 16,800 acres (68 km2)
Established| 2002
Governing body| Bahamas National Trust
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Moriah Harbour Cay National Park is a national park in Exuma, the Bahamas. The reserve was established in 2002 and, after expansion in 2015,[2] has an area of 16,800 acres (68 km2).[3]

## Flora and fauna

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On land, the park provides nesting sites for gull-billed and least terns, nighthawks, oystercatchers, plovers, and a resident pair of ospreys. Plants found at the park include buttonwoods, bay cedar, palmettos and sea oats. The park's mangroves provide a nursery for crabs, crawfish, conch, mangrove snappers, yellowtails and groupers.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Moriah Harbour Cay National Park in Bahamas". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 2019-01-04. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
2. ^ "New Marine Protected Areas Declared in The Bahamas!". The Atlantis Blue Project Foundation. September 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-04-12. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
3. ^ a b "Moriah Harbour Cay National Park". The Bahamas National Trust. Archived from the original on 2019-04-27. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

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National parks of The Bahamas

Abaco|

* Abaco National Park
* Black Sound Cay National Reserve
* Fowl Cays National Park
* Pelican Cays Land and Sea Park
* Tilloo Cay National Reserve
* Walker's Cay National Park

Andros|

* Blue Holes National Park
* Crab Replenishment Reserve
* North and South Marine Parks
* West Side National Park

Conception Island|

* Conception Island National Park

Crooked Island|

* Hope Great House
* Marine Farm

Eleuthera|

* Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve

Exuma|

* Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park
* Moriah Harbour Cay National Park

Grand Bahama|

* Lucayan National Park
* Peterson Cay National Park
* Rand Nature Centre

Inagua|

* Inagua National Park
* Little Inagua National Park
* Union Creek Reserve

New Providence|

* Bonefish Pond National Park
* Clifton Heritage National Park
* Harrold and Wilson Ponds National Park
* Primeval Forest National Park
* The Retreat

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