Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · nam
Walvis Bay
- Area
- 96 km²
- IUCN cat.
- Not Reported
- Year
- 1995
Overview
- Designation
- Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
- Established
- 1995
- Managing authority
- Not Reported
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
178 distinct species · 19 765 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 19 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Walvis Bay : 13 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 39 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 22.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology4 basins · 5 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
7,3km
Lake surface here
25,83km²
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
16 815km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
21mm/an
Mean T°
17,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,98
Mean runoff
6mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
215m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Location
Fond cartographique : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Géométrie : nos sources (GADM/HydroBASINS/HydroLAKES/HydroRIVERS/WDPA)
- Centroid
- -23.00726, 14.45004
- Open in maps
- OpenStreetMap → · Satellite →
Species observed (Phase 2)
Listing species observed within this protected area requires the GBIF v2 partition × WDPA spatial overlay matview. Computing infrastructure pending.