iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Also known as Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park, Maputo National Park, Parc de la zone humide de Sainte-Lucie
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (ix), (x).
Region
Africa
South Africa
Inscribed
1999
Area
239,566 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
iSimangaliso Wetland Park is about 170 km east of Vryheid. The nearest other World Heritage site is Modern Human Origins, South Africa, about 240 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Ulundi · about 21,000 peopleabout 120 km south-west
- Vryheid · about 150,000 peopleabout 170 km west
- Manzini · about 111,000 peopleabout 190 km north-west
- Matola · about 544,000 peopleabout 210 km north
- Maputo · about 1,446,000 peopleabout 210 km north
- Mbabane · about 90,000 peopleabout 220 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
South AfricaCultural236 km away
Lesotho, South AfricaMixed357 km away
South AfricaCultural490 km away
South AfricaNatural520 km away
South AfricaCultural527 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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