Bombetoka Bay

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Bombetoka Bay is a large, mangrove-fringed coastal bay in northwestern Madagascar known for its striking red sediment plumes and rich estuarine ecosystems.

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Label Occurrences
Bombetoka Bay canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay ⓘ
coastal bay ⓘ
climateZone tropical ⓘ
country Madagascar ⓘ
economicActivity fishing ⓘ
small-scale aquaculture ⓘ
transportation ⓘ
ecosystemType estuarine ecosystem ⓘ
mangrove ecosystem ⓘ
formedBy Betsiboka River estuary ⓘ
linked to: Betsiboka River
hasCharacteristic mangrove-fringed shores ⓘ
mudflats ⓘ
red sediment plumes ⓘ
tidal channels ⓘ
hasFeature islands ⓘ
meandering tidal channels ⓘ
sandbars ⓘ
hasInflow Betsiboka River ⓘ
hasTidalRegime macrotidal ⓘ
knownFor extensive mangrove forests ⓘ
rich estuarine biodiversity ⓘ
striking red sediment plumes visible from space ⓘ
locatedIn northwestern Madagascar ⓘ
locatedInRegion Boeny Region ⓘ
linked to: Boeny region
locatedOnCoastOf Mozambique Channel ⓘ
nearCity Mahajanga ⓘ
notableImageSource NASA Earth Observatory ⓘ
observedBy satellite imagery ⓘ
opensInto Mozambique Channel ⓘ
partOf Betsiboka River estuarine system ⓘ
linked to: Betsiboka River
sedimentCause deforestation in the Betsiboka River basin ⓘ
severe upstream soil erosion ⓘ
sedimentColor red ⓘ
sedimentSource Betsiboka River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Betsiboka River
supportsHabitat mangroves ⓘ
mudflat fauna ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ
supportsSpecies crustaceans ⓘ
fish ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
mollusks ⓘ
waterbirds ⓘ
threat mangrove degradation ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
sedimentation ⓘ
waterType brackish water ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Betsiboka River → mouth → Bombetoka Bay ⓘ