Maputaland Marine Reserve

Maputaland Marine Reserve is a marine protected area in KwaZulu-Natal, about 139 km north of St Lucia. It covers 364 km² — number 7 by size of the 30 KwaZulu-Natal areas with a recorded size. Proclaimed or established in 1987.

Marine protected areas KwaZulu-Natal

364km² recorded size

1987year established

—elevation of the point

139 kmnorth of St Lucia

Facts

Type: Marine protected area (nature reserve, marine reserve)
Province: KwaZulu-Natal
District: Umkhanyakude
Local municipality: Umhlabuyalingana
Size: 364 km² · 36 408 ha
Rank by size: 26 of 115 nationally · 7 in KwaZulu-Natal
Established: 1987
Part of: iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Coordinates: -27.1821, 32.8175
Nearest large town: St Lucia, 139 km north
Wikipedia articles: 2 languages

Sources: Wikidata Q6754245 · WDPA 555570929 · Natural Earth (province outline)

Highlighted: KwaZulu-Natal. Yellow pin: Maputaland Marine Reserve.

Nearby

Coastal Forest ReserveForest reserve · 26 km²14 km north
Kosi BayNature reserve · 110 km²20 km north
Lake Sibayi Fresh Water ReserveNature reserve · 72 km²24 km south-west
Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of TongalandMarine protected area · 746 km²35 km south
Sodwana Bay National ParkNational park · 12 km²42 km south
Sodwana Bay State ForestForest reserve56 km south-west

GBIF records within 11 km

Wildlife recorded around Maputaland Marine Reserve

11 mammal and 4 693 bird occurrence records within 11 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.

Birds

Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.

More marine protected areas in KwaZulu-Natal

Trafalgar Marine Protected Area Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area St. Lucia Marine Reserve Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of Tongaland