Lake Malawi National Park
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (ix), (x).
Region
Africa
Malawi
Inscribed
1984
Area
9,400 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Lake Malawi National Park is about 55 km south-east of Salima. The nearest other World Heritage site is Mount Mulanje Cultural Landscape, about 220 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Salima · about 71,000 peopleabout 55 km north-west
- Mangochi · about 98,000 peopleabout 65 km south-east
- Lichinga · about 110,000 peopleabout 90 km north-east
- Lilongwe · about 647,000 peopleabout 120 km west
- Nkhotakota · about 60,000 peopleabout 140 km north-west
- Zomba · about 81,000 peopleabout 160 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MalawiCultural223 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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