PERIODIC REVIEW FORM FOR BIOSPHERE RESERVES
I. NAME OF THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE
Long Point Biosphere Reserve
II. COUNTRY
Canada
III. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE
Latitude and Longitude
Latitude: 42o 35' North
Longitude: 80o 23' West
(Long Point Provincial Park)
Please enclose a map showing the general location of the biosphere reserve.
Please see Map of the Long Point World Biosphere Reserve.
Biogeographical Region
Indicate the name usually given to the biogeographical region in which the biosphere reserve is located.
Udvardy Classification of Biogeographical Provinces (1985).
1.22.14 Great Lakes (aquatic component).
1.5.5 Eastern Forest (terrestrial component).
UNESCO Major Ecosystem Types (1996).
Temperate and Sub-Polar Broadleaf Forests or Woodlands.
Canadian Ecological Land Classification (1996).
Mixedwood Plains Ecozone, and the Lake Erie Lowland Ecoregion (No. 135).
The enclosed map has been prepared on the basis of information available at the Secretariat. Indicate if the biosphere reserve is correctly sited and whether it lies within the appropriate ecosystem type.
Not applicable.
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