Abu Dhabi Mangroves Traditional Cache
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You are looking for a small sized container containing logbook, pencil and some small swaps.
The given coordinates are at the entrance to Abu Dhabi Mangrove Natural Reserve. Located along the eastern ring road, the Eastern Mangrove Lagoon is the closest mangrove forest to the Abu Dhabi City. This unique ecological hotspot is being rebranded as the Eastern Mangrove Lagoon National Park as part of the first of five national parks identified in Plan Abu Dhabi 2030.
Mangroves (also known as Tidal Forests or Coastal Woodland) is the collective name for various kinds of trees up to a medium height and shrubs that grow in saline coastal sediment habitats in the Tropics and Sub-Tropics mainly between latitudes 25N and 25S. In Arabic, mangrove trees are known as qurm, thus the mangrove area here is also known as Al Qurm.
The mangrove forests that cover thousands of hectares of land along the UAE shoreline form an integral part of the coastal ecosystem in the UAE. They provide a rich natural habitat and safe breeding grounds for several fish species, sea snakes, turtles and commercially important shrimp, snapper, grunt fish and sea bream. In fact, mangroves are natural habitats for 75% of all tropical juvenile commercial fish species in the world. Sea birds also find safe nesting and egg laying areas in the vast mangrove forests of the country. In the past, mangrove wood was a major source of food and fuel, and was also used for building houses and ships because of its hardness and high resistance to rot and termites. Tannins are obtained from the tree bark.
The cache was placed following a highly recommended kayak tour of the mangroves which launches from this site.
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Haqre gur fgbar arkg gb gur oryy-funcrq ebpx.
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