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NaturalRef. 289

Lake Malawi National Park

Natural World Heritage property in Malawi, inscribed in 1984 under criteria (vii), (ix), (x).

Lake Malawi National Park, Malawi
Photo: Joachim Huber from Switzerland · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AldabraAmbohimangaBwindi Impenetrable National ParkChongoni Rock Art AreaCradle of HumankindFort Jesus MuseumGreat ZimbabweiSimangaliso Wetland ParkIsland of MozambiqueKahuzi-Biéga National ParkKhamiKhomani Cultural LandscapeKilimanjaro National ParkKondoa Rock Art SitesLake Malawi National ParkLamu Old TownMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasMapungubwe Cultural LandscapeMatobo HillsM'banza-KongoMount Kenya National ParkMulanje MassifNamib Sand SeaNgorongoro Conservation AreaNyungwe ForestOkavango DeltaPitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion IslandRainforests of the AtsinananaRuins of GediRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraSacred Mijikenda Kaya ForestsSalonga National ParkSelous Game ReserveSerengeti National ParkStone TownThe Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the ComorosThimlich OhingaTsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature ReserveTsodiloTwyfelfonteinVallée de MaiVirunga National ParkVredefort crater14.033° S, 34.883° E
State Party
Malawi
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1984
Criteria
viiixx
Area of property
9,400 ha
What it is
national park
Founded or built
1980
Reference
WHC 289 · Wikidata Q1077596

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.

Chongoni Rock Art Area, Malawi71 kmChongoni Rock Art AreaMalawi · 2006CulturalMulanje Massif, Malawi223 kmMulanje MassifMalawi · 2025CulturalMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas, Zimbabwe621 kmMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasZimbabwe · 1984NaturalSelous Game Reserve, Tanzania623 kmSelous Game ReserveTanzania · 1982NaturalIsland of Mozambique, Mozambique639 kmIsland of MozambiqueMozambique · 1991CulturalRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara, Tanzania758 kmRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraTanzania · 1981Cultural
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