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Lake in North Korea

Lake Kwangpo
The lake is an important site for Swinhoe's rails
Lake Kwangpo
Location	South Hamgyong Province, North Korea
Coordinates	39°46′00″N 127°28′00″E / 39.76667°N 127.46667°E / 39.76667; 127.46667

Lake Kwangpo lies near the coast of South Hamgyong Province of North Korea. A 4,500 hectares (11,000 acres) site encompassing the lake, including adjacent rice paddies and the 2,000-hectare (4,900-acre) Lake Kwangpo Protected Area, has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it supports populations of various water- and wetland birds. Birds for which the site is of conservation significance include swan geese, greater white-fronted geese, mute swans, whooper swans, grey herons, Swinhoe's rails, white-naped cranes and red-crowned cranes.

References

"Lake Kwangpo". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-05.

v t e Important Bird Areas of North Korea
Amrok River estuary Anbyon Field Batoggisem, Dansem and Zamori Islands Chongchon River Chongdan Field Daedong Bay Dok-do Kangryong Field Kumya Bay Lake Bujon Lake Kwangpo Lakes Manpo and Bonpo Lake Rangrim Lake Samilpo Lakes Tungjong and Chonapo Mayang Reservoir Mount Chilbo Mount Kumgang Mount Kuwol Mount Myohyang Mount Oga Mount Paekdu Oksem, Dongsolbatsem, Sesolbatsem and Namsolbatsem Islands Onchon Field Ongjin Bay Orangchon River estuary Panmun Field Rab-do and Muki-do Islands Ryonghung Gang estuary Sogam-do, Daegam-do, Zung-do, Ae-do and Hyengzedo Islands Taedong River estuary Unmu-do Unryul Kumsanpo

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