Natural Reserve of Banc D´Arguin

Banc d'Arguin is a Mauritanian national park, perfectly situated between the cities of Nouatchok and Nouadhibou and has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The land is characterized by a wonderful transition from the Sahara Desert to the Atlantic Ocean and the area receives fog that provides a remarkable climate. The sea is part of the Mauritanian continental shelf and has only a very small decline, reaching a maximum of just five meters deep. There are fifteen islands with a varied fauna of seabirds. Among the most interesting types of animal species are four different types of sea turtle and a variety of fish associated with Canary-Saharan bank fishing that allows the tribe of the place, the Imraguen, to maintain their traditional way of life, a big part of which is fishing with the help of dolphins.