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NaturalRef. 914

iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Natural World Heritage property in South Africa, inscribed in 1999 under criteria (vii), (ix), (x).

iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa
Photo: Christian Wörtz ( woertz ) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
AmbohimangaCape Floristic KingdomChongoni Rock Art AreaCradle of HumankindGreat ZimbabweHuman Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy SitesiSimangaliso Wetland ParkIsland of MozambiqueKhamiKhomani Cultural LandscapeLake Malawi National ParkMakhonjwa MountainsMaloti-Drakensberg ParkMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasMapungubwe Cultural LandscapeMatobo HillsMulanje MassifNamib Sand SeaOkavango DeltaRainforests of the AtsinananaRichtersveldRobben IslandThe Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South AfricaTsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature ReserveTsodiloTwyfelfonteinVredefort crater28.000° S, 32.500° E
State Party
South Africa
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1999
Criteria
viiixx
Area of property
13,289 km²
Location
KwaZulu-Natal
What it is
protected area
Founded or built
2000
Component parts
16 (serial property)
Elevation
18 m
Official website
isimangaliso.com/
Reference
WHC 914 · Wikidata Q310719

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Maloti-Drakensberg Park, Lesotho344 kmMaloti-Drakensberg ParkLesotho · 2000MixedVredefort crater, South Africa505 kmVredefort craterSouth Africa · 2005NaturalCradle of Humankind, South Africa530 kmCradle of HumankindSouth Africa · 1999CulturalMapungubwe Cultural Landscape, South Africa716 kmMapungubwe Cultural LandscapeSouth Africa · 2003CulturalHuman Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites, South Africa759 kmHuman Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy SitesSouth Africa · 2024CulturalGreat Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe874 kmGreat ZimbabweZimbabwe · 1986Cultural
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