Research Article

Soil Water Characteristics of Gleysols in the Bamenda (Cameroon) Wetlands and Implications for Agricultural Management Strategies

Table 9

List of Ramsar sites in Cameroon [15].

S/NSiteRamsar identifierDesignation dateRegionGeographic coordinatesAltitude (m)Surface area (km2)

1Waza-Logone floodplain160926/05/2006Extreme North11° 37′ 59′ North, 14° 37′ 01′ East3006000
2Barombi-Mbo Lake16438/10’2006South west4° 40′ 01′ North, 9° 22′ 59′ East301–4004.15
3Cameroon section of the Sangha River17392/02/2008East1° 49′ 59′ North, 16° 01′ 59′ East350–70062
4Cameroon section of Lake Chad19032/02/2010Extreme North12° 46′ 01′ North, 14° 18′ 00′ East160–280125
5Rio Del Rey Estuary190820/05/2010South West4° 37′ 01′ North, 8° 43′ 01′ East51650
6Cameroon section of the Ntem River20675/06/2012South2° 22′ 44′ North, 10° 33′ 14′ East400–526398.48
7Ebogo Humid Zone20286/05/ 2012Centre3° 23′ 10′ North, 11° 29′ 20′ East630–67030.97