Jardines de la Reina

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Jardines de la Reina is a remote marine reserve and coral archipelago off Cuba’s southern coast, renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved reefs and rich marine biodiversity.

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Jardines de la Reina canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coral archipelago ⓘ
marine reserve ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
access by limited, licensed operators ⓘ
by liveaboard boats ⓘ
administrativeRegion Camagüey Province ⓘ
Ciego de Ávila Province ⓘ
approximateLength about 150 kilometers ⓘ
conservationSignificance one of the most intact reef systems in the Caribbean ⓘ
reference site for studying pristine coral reef conditions ⓘ
country Cuba ⓘ
distanceFromMainland approximately 80 kilometers off the Cuban coast ⓘ
ecosystemType coral reef ecosystem ⓘ
mangrove ecosystem ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ
establishedAsProtectedArea 1996 ⓘ
globalThreats climate change ⓘ
coral bleaching risk ⓘ
ocean warming ⓘ
hasSpecies American crocodile ⓘ
Caribbean reef shark ⓘ
Goliath grouper ⓘ
Nassau grouper ⓘ
green sea turtle ⓘ
hawksbill sea turtle ⓘ
silky shark ⓘ
various Caribbean hard corals ⓘ
knownFor abundant shark populations ⓘ
clear waters and high underwater visibility ⓘ
healthy populations of large groupers ⓘ
high marine biodiversity ⓘ
presence of American crocodiles in mangroves ⓘ
well-preserved coral reefs ⓘ
locatedIn Caribbean Sea ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf southern coast of Cuba ⓘ
managementAuthority Cuban government ⓘ
Empresa Nacional para la Protección de la Flora y la Fauna (Cuba) ⓘ
namedAfter Queen Isabella I of Castile ⓘ
nameMeaning Gardens of the Queen ⓘ
partOf Gulf of Ana Maria ⓘ
primaryUse marine conservation ⓘ
regulated ecotourism ⓘ
protectionStatus marine reserve ⓘ
no-take zone (core areas) ⓘ
researchUse site for long-term coral reef monitoring and scientific studies ⓘ
threatLevel relatively low local human impact due to remoteness and protection ⓘ
tourismActivity catch-and-release sport fishing (in designated zones) ⓘ
scuba diving ⓘ
snorkeling ⓘ

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

Cuban archipelago → hasIslandGroup → Jardines de la Reina ⓘ
Camagüey Province → hasIslandGroup → Jardines de la Reina ⓘ