La Désirade National Nature Reserve
La Désirade, France · built 2011
La Désirade National Nature Reserve (Réserve naturelle nationale de La Désirade) is a reserve in Désirade Island in Guadeloupe. Established under the Ministerial Decree No. 2011-853 of 19 July 2011 for its special geological features it has an area of 62 ha (153 acres). The reserve represents the geological heritage of the Caribbean tectonic plate, with a wide spectrum of rock formations, the outcrops of volcanic activity being remnants of the sea level oscillations. It is one of thirty three geosites of Guadeloupe. There is a large population of Lesser Antillean Iguana (Iguana delicatissima) and red crabs in the reserve.
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