Laguna de Rocha

Laguna de Rocha
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Location	Rocha Department, Uruguay
Coordinates	34°37′S 54°17′W
Designations Ramsar Wetland Official name Laguna de Rocha Designated 5 June 2015 Reference no. 2236[1]

Laguna de Rocha (Rocha Lagoon) is a body of water located in Rocha Department, Uruguay.[2]

History

On 31 October 1945, a Latecoere 631 (F-BANT) of Air France made an emergency landing in Laguna de Rocha after the no. 3 engine propeller separated and sliced a three-metre hole into the fuselage, killing two passengers and starting a small fire. The plane was later repaired.[3]

Environment

The lagoon and its surroundings were declared a protected area in 1977.[4] It has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of coscoroba and black-necked swans, Chilean flamingos, buff-breasted sandpipers, straight-billed reedhaunters and black-and-white monjitas.[5]

A white-backed stilt at Laguna de Rocha

References

1. "Laguna de Rocha". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
2. Laguna de Rocha (in Spanish)
3. "ASN Aircraft accident Latécoère 631 F-BANT Laguna de Rocha". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
4. "Laguna de Rocha: paisaje protegido del Uruguay". Turismo Rocha (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-19.
5. "Rocha Lagoon". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-05.

External links

• Circular bridge over Laguna Garzón - Rocha Uruguay (4k) (drone,aereo,aerial) on YouTube.