Malportas Pond
Salt lake in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
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Malportas Pond is a salt-water pond on the north coast of Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, near North Side village.[1] It has an area of 44 hectares (110 acres)[2] or 52 hectares (130 acres),[3] and like the nearby Rock and Point ponds, it is an important area for breeding waterfowl.[3] Local farmer Willie Ebanks introduced West Indian whistling-ducks on the pond in 1990, and it also has populations of heron, egrets, moorhens, and coots.[4] It forms part of the Central Mangrove Wetland Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports populations of waterbirds.[5]
| Malportas Pond | |
|---|---|
  Malportas Pond Location within Cayman Islands | |
| Location | Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |
| Coordinates | 19°20′41″N 81°12′10″W |
| Type | salt lake |
