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Marine protected area · Western Cape
Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area is a marine protected area in Western Cape, about 17 km south-east of Saldanha.
—km² recorded size
—year established
—elevation of the point
17 kmsouth-east of Saldanha
Facts
- Type
- Marine protected area (marine protected area of South Africa)
- Province
- Western Cape
- District
- West Coast
- Local municipality
- Saldanha Bay
- Coordinates
- -33.1333, 18.0500
- Nearest large town
- Saldanha, 17 km south-east
- Wikipedia articles
- 5 languages
Sources: Wikidata Q65074430 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
West Coast National ParkNational park1 km north-west- Postberg Nature ReserveNature reserve4 km west
- Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area10 km south
- Jutten Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area10 km north-west
- Marcus Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area12 km north-west
- Malgas Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area15 km north-west
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
180 mammal and 75 456 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
- Rock HyraxProcavia capensis31
- BontebokDamaliscus pygargus29
- Common ElandTaurotragus oryx20
- Xeric Four-striped Grass RatRhabdomys pumilio19
- SteenbokRaphicerus campestris14
- CaracalCaracal caracal9
- Bush DuikerSylvicapra grimmia8
- Cape Gray MongooseGalerella pulverulenta7
- Cape Dune Mole-ratBathyergus suillus6
- Brown Fur SealArctocephalus pusillus5
- Greater KuduTragelaphus strepsiceros4
- Cape HareLepus capensis3
- Southern African Pygmy MouseMus minutoides2
- Bush Karroo RatMyotomys unisulcatus2
Birds
- Kelp GullLarus dominicanus1 886
- Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubii1 779
- African OystercatcherHaematopus moquini1 663
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus1 531
- Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosa1 473
- Cape SpurfowlPternistis capensis1 429
- Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeus1 417
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola1 321
- BokmakierieTelophorus zeylonus1 309
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis1 236
- Cape BulbulPycnonotus capensis1 217
- Common TernSterna hirundo1 159
- Southern FiscalLanius collaris1 156
- Cape SparrowPasser melanurus1 124
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.
More marine protected areas in Western Cape
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaSixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected AreaTable Mountain National Park Marine Protected AreaBetty's Bay Marine Protected AreaDe Hoop Marine Protected AreaHelderberg Marine Protected AreaWalker Bay Whale SanctuaryMarcus Island Marine Protected AreaMalgas Island Marine Protected AreaStilbaai Marine Protected Area