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Marine protected area · Western Cape
Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected Area
Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected Area is a marine protected area in Western Cape, about 26 km south of Saldanha.
—km² recorded size
—year established
—elevation of the point
26 kmsouth of Saldanha
Facts
- Type
- Marine protected area (marine protected area of South Africa)
- Province
- Western Cape
- District
- West Coast
- Coordinates
- -33.2256, 18.0466
- Nearest large town
- Saldanha, 26 km south
- Wikipedia articles
- 1 language
Sources: Wikidata Q107863065 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area10 km north
West Coast National ParkNational park11 km north- Postberg Nature ReserveNature reserve12 km north
- Jutten Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area18 km north-west
- Marcus Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area21 km north
- Malgas Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area22 km north-west
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected Area
24 mammal and 3 534 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
Birds
- Cape BulbulPycnonotus capensis105
- Karoo Scrub RobinErythropygia coryphoeus100
- Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeus97
- Common OstrichStruthio camelus93
- Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosa89
- Yellow CanaryCrithagra flaviventris84
- Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra83
- BokmakierieTelophorus zeylonus80
- Black HarrierCircus maurus78
- Cape SpurfowlPternistis capensis76
- Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracica72
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus71
- Kelp GullLarus dominicanus71
- Pied CrowCorvus albus71
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 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 AreaLangebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMalgas Island Marine Protected AreaStilbaai Marine Protected Area