iSimangaliso Wetland Park

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World Heritage Site national park protected area wetland

iSimangaliso Wetland Park is a vast coastal conservation area in northeastern South Africa renowned for its rich biodiversity, wetlands, beaches, and unique mosaic of marine and terrestrial ecosystems.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Greater St Lucia Wetland Park 1
Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany biodiversity hotspot 1
iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority 1

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site ⓘ
national park ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
wetland ⓘ
area approximately 3320 square kilometres ⓘ
approximately 332000 hectares ⓘ
biodiversityStatus high biodiversity ⓘ
containsSpecies African elephant ⓘ
Nile crocodile ⓘ
black rhinoceros ⓘ
coelacanth ⓘ
hippopotamus ⓘ
humpback whale ⓘ
Dermochelys coriacea ⓘ
surface form: leatherback sea turtle

leopard ⓘ
loggerhead sea turtle ⓘ
numerous bird species ⓘ
whale shark ⓘ
northern white rhinoceros ⓘ
surface form: white rhinoceros
country South Africa ⓘ
ecosystemType coastal dunes ⓘ
coral reefs ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ
forests ⓘ
lakes ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
formerName iSimangaliso Wetland Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Greater St Lucia Wetland Park
governingBody iSimangaliso Wetland Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority
hasPart Cape Vidal ⓘ
Coastal Forest Reserve ⓘ
False Bay Park ⓘ
Kosi Bay ⓘ
Lake St Lucia ⓘ
Maphelane ⓘ
Mfabeni Swamp ⓘ
Ozabeni ⓘ
Sodwana Bay ⓘ
Lake St Lucia ⓘ
surface form: St Lucia Estuary

Tewate Wilderness Area ⓘ
uMkhuze Game Reserve ⓘ
inscriptionYear 1999 ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
languageOfName Zulu ⓘ
locatedIn KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ
northeastern South Africa ⓘ
locatedOn South African coast ⓘ
surface form: Indian Ocean coast
nameMeaning "a miracle" or "something wondrous" in Zulu ⓘ
partOf iSimangaliso Wetland Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany biodiversity hotspot
recognizedFor ecological processes ⓘ
exceptional biodiversity ⓘ
outstanding natural beauty ⓘ
renamedTo iSimangaliso Wetland Park self-link ⓘ
renamingYear 2007 ⓘ
tourismActivity beach recreation ⓘ
birdwatching ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
game viewing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
scuba diving ⓘ
snorkeling ⓘ
turtle nesting tours ⓘ
whale watching ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 914 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus natural site ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

iSimangaliso Wetland Park → formerName → iSimangaliso Wetland Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greater St Lucia Wetland Park
iSimangaliso Wetland Park → governingBody → iSimangaliso Wetland Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority
KwaZulu-Natal → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → iSimangaliso Wetland Park ⓘ
South Africa → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → iSimangaliso Wetland Park ⓘ
iSimangaliso Wetland Park → partOf → iSimangaliso Wetland Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany biodiversity hotspot
iSimangaliso Wetland Park → renamedTo → iSimangaliso Wetland Park self-link ⓘ