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Danube Delta

Romania
Date of Inscription: 1991
Criteria: (vii)(x)
Core zone: 547000 ha
Tulcea County, Dobruja Region
N45 05 E29 30
Ref: 588
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Brief Description

The waters of the Danube, which flow into the Black Sea, form the largest and best preserved of Europe's deltas. The Danube delta hosts over 300 species of birds as well as 45 freshwater fish species in its numerous lakes and marshes.