Great Salt Pond
The Great Salt Pond is the largest lake within Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Geography
It is located on Saint Kitts island, near the point of the Southeast Peninsula and to the north of The Narrows isthmus.[1] St. Anthony's Peak overlooks it.
Ecology
It is a wildlife habitat for: birds, such as the common gallinule and the great blue heron;[2] invertebrates; and fish, including as an estuary nursery area for Caribbean Sea dwelling fish.
See also
- Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
References
- The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2008. p. 491.
- Caribbean Journal of Science. University of Puerto Rico. 1997. pp. 6–9.
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