The Caroni Swamp is the largest mangrove wetland in Trinidad and Tobago.[2] It is located on the west coast of Trinidad, south of Port of Spain and northwest of Chaguanas, where the Caroni River meets the Gulf of Paria.
The Caroni Swamp is an estuarine system comprising 5,611 hectares of mangrove forest and herbaceous marsh, interrupted by numerous channels, and brackish and saline lagoons, and with extensive intertidal mudflats on the seaward side. This swamp is an important wetland since it is ecologically diverse, consisting of marshes, mangrove swamp and tidal mudflats in close proximity. The wetland provides a variety of habitats for flora and faunal species and as such, supports a rich biodiversity. It is highly productive system that provides food and protection and is a nursery for marine and freshwater species.
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^"The Status and Distribution of Wetland • Dependent Birds in Trinidad". Institute of Marine Affairs. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
61°27′51″W / 10.5914097°N 61.4640326°W / 10.5914097; -61.4640326 The CaroniSwamp is the largest mangrove wetland in Trinidad and Tobago. It is located...
Trinidad and Tobago CaroniSwamp, a major wetland on the west coast of the island of Trinidad Caroni Plain, plain in central Trinidad Caroni County, Trinidad...
of the Central Range into the lowlands of the Caroni Plains and the CaroniSwamp. It is heavily associated with sugar cane and the "sugar belt", but it...
25-mile long Caroni river flows westward through the Caroni Plain and drains into the CaroniSwamp on the Gulf of Paria coast. The Caroni Plain was a major...
fluctuates by 0.6 - 1.9 meters. The second largest is the CaroniSwamp, formed where the Caroni River enters Gulf of Paria just south of Port of Spain in...
American poet Susan Hahn. Juvenile The wing tips are black CaroniSwamp, Trinidad Roosting, CaroniSwamp, Trinidad Video of a Scarlet ibis BirdLife International...
No. 21 of 1990. Chaguanas is low-lying and is just upstream from the CaroniSwamp. The Caparo River runs through the town. The Chaguanas Main Road runs...
island of Trinidad, between the Gulf of Paria, the Northern Range and the CaroniSwamp. The Northern Range is the range of tall, biodiverse hills across the...
the county. The nation's largest river, Caroni River meanders through the northern plains and rich CaroniSwamp. Towards the north coast lies some of the...
swamp areas, such as the CaroniSwamp and the Nariva Swamp. Major bodies of water on Trinidad include the Hollis Reservoir, Navet Reservoir, Caroni Reservoir...
When clouds aren't present, the nation's capital, Port Of Spain, the CaroniSwamp and Main Ridge can be viewed from the summit. The mountain also has views...
of many incidents on the highway. It is bounded to the south by the CaroniSwamp and Beetham Landfill. The Beetham Highway is a six lane freeway with...
Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) makes its home in the Caroni Bird Sanctuary in the CaroniSwamp—an area set aside by the government for the protection...
dry forest of the Trinidad and Tobago dry forests ecoregion around the CaroniSwamp, just south of the capital city of Port of Spain, and a small section...
(Dinah ranges), the Caroni, Nariva and Oropouche Swamps, and the Caroni and Naparima Plains. Major river systems include the Caroni, North and South Oropouche...
mangroves CaroniSwamp – The second largest mangrove wetland in Trinidad and Tobago Central African mangroves – The largest area of mangrove swamp in Africa...
spectacled caimans as well as a number of wetland bird species. The CaroniSwamp on the west coast of Trinidad has a fairly high level of salinity (compared...
as the CaroniSwamp, which is a wetland habitat along the Caroni River. This initial record of the species gave rise to the name “Trinidad Swamp Mussel”...
rising to rolling hills; its maximum elevation is 325 metres (1,066 ft). The Caroni Plain, composed of alluvial sediment, extends southward, separating the...
is a type of river with a slow-moving channel flowing through forested swamps or wetlands. Most major blackwater rivers are in the Amazon Basin and the...
returned to his native Trinidad to work, among other places, on the estates of Caroni Limited Sugar Company. There, he recognized the potential of water buffaloes...
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