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26 August 2020
United States names Lower Wisconsin Riverway as its 41st Wetland of International Importance
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United States of America

The convention entered into force in the United States of America on 18 December 1986.

The United States of America currently has 41 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites), with a surface area of 1,884,551 hectares.

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