| Lac Saint-pierre |
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| biosphere reserves | |
| lakes of quebec | |
| saint-pierre | |
| ramsar sites in canada | |
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This seasonally-flooded area is an important stopping point for hundreds of thousands of migrating . In 1998, it was recognized as a wetland of international significance under the Ramsar Convention . Lac Saint-Pierre was designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2000. ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS Despite its biosphere reserve status, the lake contains an unknown number of unexploded Bomb s from tests in the 1950s through 2000s, and Sewer waste from Montreal decreases the Water Quality . EXTERNAL LINKS
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