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.mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style> <p><b>Simpson Bay Lagoon</b> (also spelt <b>Simson Bay Lagoon</b>, or referred to simply as <b>The Great Pond</b>) is one of the largest inland <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lagoons?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Lagoons">lagoons</a> in the <a 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It is located on the island of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Saint_Martin_(island)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Saint Martin (island)">Saint Martin</a>. The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/France%E2%80%93Netherlands_border?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="France–Netherlands border">border</a> between the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/France?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="France">French</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Netherlands?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Netherlands">Dutch</a> halves of the island runs across the centre of the lagoon. There are two small islands that lie in the lagoon: the larger, Grand Ilet (also known as Explorer's Island) to the north, is within the French region of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Collectivity_of_Saint_Martin?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Collectivity of Saint Martin">Saint-Martin</a>; the smaller, Little Key, to the south, is on the Dutch <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sint_Maarten?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sint Maarten">Sint Maarten</a> side.</p> <table class="infobox vcard"> <tbody> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org" style="background-color: #cedeff; font-size: 125%;">Simpson Bay Lagoon</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader nickname" style="font-size:100%; border-bottom: 1px solid #cedeff;">Simson Bay Lagoon<br> The Great Pond</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader nickname" style="font-size:100%; border-bottom: 1px solid 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(Sint Maarten) </div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Sint Maarten</span> </div> </div> </div> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span title="Geographical coordinates">Coordinates</span></th> <td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename%3DSimpson_Bay_Lagoon%26params%3D18.052_N_63.109_W_scale:50000_type:waterbody"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">18°03′07″N</span> <span class="longitude">63°06′32″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">18.052°N 63.109°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">18.052; -63.109</span></span></span></a></span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Discharge_(hydrology)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Discharge (hydrology)"><span title="Primary outflows: rivers, streams, evaporation">Primary outflows</span></a></th> <td class="infobox-data">Baie Nettlé<br><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Simson_Bay?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Simson Bay">Simson Bay</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span title="Primary outflows: oceans, seas, straights">Ocean/sea sources</span></th> <td class="infobox-data">Caribbean sea</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Drainage_basin?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Drainage basin">Basin</a> countries</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Collectivity_of_Saint_Martin?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Collectivity of Saint Martin">Saint Martin</a><br><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sint_Maarten?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sint Maarten">Sint Maarten</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Designation</th> <td class="infobox-data category"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"> <div style="border:4px solid #8DE3D2; line-height: 1.5; text-align: center;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ramsar_Convention?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ramsar Convention">Ramsar Wetland</a> </div></th> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official name</th> <td class="infobox-data">Mullet Pond</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Designated</th> <td class="infobox-data">23 May 2014</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reference no.</th> <td class="infobox-data">2270<sup id="cite_ref-RSIS_1-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Simpson_Bay_Lagoon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-RSIS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> </tr> <tr style="display:none"> <th colspan="2"></th> </tr> <tr style="display:none"> <td colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-bottom: #cedeff 1px solid"></th> </tr> <tr class="note"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Surface area</th> <td class="infobox-data">1,250 hectares (3,100 acres)</td> </tr> <tr class="note"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Max. depth</th> <td class="infobox-data">6 metres (20 ft)</td> </tr> <tr class="note"> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Shore length<sup>1</sup></th> <td class="infobox-data">4.48 kilometres (2.78 mi)</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-bottom: #cedeff 1px solid"></th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Category:Islands_by_body_of_water?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Category:Islands by body of water">Islands</a></th> <td class="infobox-data">Grand îlet<br> Little Key</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #cedeff; border-top: 1px solid #cedeff"><sup>1</sup> Shore length is <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Coastline_paradox?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Coastline paradox">not a well-defined measure</a>.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:StMaartenApproach.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/StMaartenApproach.jpg/220px-StMaartenApproach.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/StMaartenApproach.jpg/330px-StMaartenApproach.jpg 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/StMaartenApproach.jpg/440px-StMaartenApproach.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768"></a> <figcaption> Approaching <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Princess_Juliana_International_Airport?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Princess Juliana International Airport">Princess Juliana International Airport</a> at <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maho_Beach?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Maho Beach">Maho Beach</a>. Simpson Bay Lagoon is to the left. </figcaption> </figure> <p>The lagoon is connected to the Caribbean Sea via a small <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Channel_(geography)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Channel (geography)">channel</a> in the north-west which flows into <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Baie_Nettl%C3%A9&action=edit&redlink=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="new" title="Baie Nettlé (page does not exist)">Baie Nettlé</a> in Saint-Martin and another small channel in the south-east which flows into <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Simson_Bay?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Simson Bay">Simson Bay</a> in Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten's airport, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Princess_Juliana_International_Airport?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Princess Juliana International Airport">Princess Juliana International Airport</a> lies close to the lagoon's southern shore.</p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"> <input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"> <div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Simpson_Bay_Lagoon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Environment"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Environment</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Simpson_Bay_Lagoon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Economy"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Economy</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Simpson_Bay_Lagoon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Simpson_Bay_Lagoon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#References"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Environment">Environment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Simpson_Bay_Lagoon&action=edit&section=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Environment" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>The protected waters of this lagoon provide significant seagrass and mangrove habitats, well known juvenile reef fish recruitment areas which likely feed the marine protected areas of Man of War Shoal Marine Park of St. Maarten and the Reserve Naturelle de Saint-Martin.<sup id="cite_ref-molenaar_2-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Simpson_Bay_Lagoon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-molenaar-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DlQEgQhy8QAE">Mullet Pond</a> is a section of the Simpson Bay Lagoon which still contains a substantial portion of Red Mangroves <i>Rhizophora mangle</i>. It has been a protected <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ramsar_site?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ramsar site">Ramsar site</a> since 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-RSIS_1-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Simpson_Bay_Lagoon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-RSIS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Simpson_Bay_Lagoon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>Studies have shown that land-based sewage wastewater entering the Lagoon has resulted in bacterial levels far exceeding acceptable norms. Research by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://www.epicislands.org/">Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC)</a> on lagoon and watershed water quality has shown that enterococci bacterial levels exceeded allowable levels in 96% (n=26) of samples. Land-based sites were found to be more polluted than the Lagoon, indicating that a significant portion of contamination originates from the land and not just from boats.</p> <p>With only two narrow channels which permit the flow of fresh water into this large body of water, certain urbanized areas of the lagoon, such as Cole Bay and Marigot, do not experience sufficient water flow to remove or dilute pollutants. High pollution areas therefore frequently exhibit murky or brown water with a foul odor and excessive algal growth and eutrophication.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Simpson_Bay_Lagoon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>The presence of invasive species, such as the seagrass <i>H. stipulacea</i>, poses additional threats to the lagoon environment.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Simpson_Bay_Lagoon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Simpson_Bay_Lagoon&action=edit&section=2&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Economy" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p>St. Maarten's marine industry, centered around the Lagoon, represents 12.5% of the island economy, compared to 9.5% for the Hotel and Restaurant industry (Central Bureau of Statistics).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Simpson_Bay_Lagoon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The calm waters of the lagoon make it a safe harbor for vessels seeking repairs, supplies, and protection from hurricanes. 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