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| Location | Rocha Department, Uruguay | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°37′S 54°17′W / 34.617°S 54.283°W / -34.617; -54.283 | ||||||||||||
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Laguna de Rocha (Rocha Lagoon) is a body of water located in Rocha Department, Uruguay.
History
On 31 October 1945, a Latecoere 631 (F-BANT) of Air France made an emergency landing in Laguna de Rocha after the no. 3 engine propeller separated and sliced a three-metre hole into the fuselage, killing two passengers and starting a small fire. The plane was later repaired.
Environment
The lagoon and its surroundings were declared a protected area in 1977. It has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of coscoroba and black-necked swans, Chilean flamingos, buff-breasted sandpipers, straight-billed reedhaunters and black-and-white monjitas.
References
- "Laguna de Rocha". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- Laguna de Rocha (in Spanish)
- "ASN Aircraft accident Latécoère 631 F-BANT Laguna de Rocha". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- "Laguna de Rocha: paisaje protegido del Uruguay". Turismo Rocha (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- "Rocha Lagoon". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
External links
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