Zapata Peninsula

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The Zapata Peninsula is a large, sparsely populated wetland region in southern Cuba known for its extensive swamps, rich biodiversity, and the nearby Bay of Pigs invasion site.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Zapata Peninsula canonical 6
Zapata Peninsula coastal zone 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf peninsula
wetland region
borders Bay of Pigs
Caribbean Sea
climate seasonally wet and dry
tropical
containsProtectedArea Ciénaga de Zapata National Park
linked to: Ciénaga de Zapata

Ramsar wetland site Ciénaga de Zapata
linked to: Ciénaga de Zapata

Zapata Swamp Biosphere Reserve
country Cuba
ecoregion Ciénaga de Zapata
hasFauna American crocodile
Caribbean flamingo
linked to: American flamingo

Cuban crocodile
endemic bird species
hasFlora mangroves
wetland vegetation
hasNearbySettlement Boca de Guamá
Playa Girón
Playa Larga
hasPart Bay of Pigs
Playa Girón
Playa Larga
Zapata Swamp
linked to: Ciénaga de Zapata
knownFor Bay of Pigs invasion site
birdwatching
diving sites
extensive wetlands
rich biodiversity
language Spanish
locatedIn southern Cuba
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Matanzas Province
locatedInTimeZone Cuba Standard Time
locatedOn Island of Cuba
linked to: Isla de Cuba
mainEconomicActivity ecotourism
fishing
small-scale agriculture
partOf Caribbean region
linked to: Caribbean

Greater Antilles
populationDensity sparsely populated
significantEventDate 1961
significantEventLocation Bay of Pigs Invasion
terrainFeature coastal lagoon
karst landscape
mangrove forest
swamp

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

Playa Girón partOf Zapata Peninsula
Playa Larga partOf Zapata Peninsula
Gulf of Cazones partOf Zapata Peninsula coastal zone
linked to: Zapata Peninsula
Girón Beach partOf Zapata Peninsula
Ciénaga de Zapata municipality locatedOn Zapata Peninsula
Bay of Pigs invasion site partOf Zapata Peninsula
Boca de Guamá locatedIn Zapata Peninsula