Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve
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Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve is a marine park and national reserve in Mombasa, Kenya. The park is 10 km² (2,500 acres) while the reserve is 200 km² (49,400 acres).[1]
It is located on the coast near tourist areas and is a popular beach and snorkeling and diving location. It is the most heavily visited of Kenya's marine parks. It has coral reefs in its waters.
It was extablished as a Marine Park in 1986, and encloses part of the lagoon, back reef and reef crest habitats of the Bamburi-Nyali fringing reef.
The Marine park is characterized by warm tropical conditions varying at the surface between 25°C and 31°C during the year, stable salinity regimes and moderate nutrient levels.
References
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas – The Mombasa Marine National Reserve
Coordinates: 4°4′S 39°47′E / 4.067°S 39.783°E / -4.067; 39.783
Categories:
- National parks of Kenya
- Marine parks of Kenya
- Mombasa
- Protected areas established in 1986
- African protected area stubs
- Coast Province, Kenya geography stubs
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