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Revision as of 23:21, 14 April 2024
This list of Ramsar sites in South Africa are wetland environs that are considered to be of international importance, and protected under the Ramsar Convention. As of 2024, South Africa has 30 such sites covering 574 028 hectares.[1]
For a complete list of all Ramsar sites worldwide, see the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance.
List of Ramsar sites
Name[1] | Location | Area (km2) | Designated | Description | Image | Coords. | Ref. |
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Barberspan | Delareyville | 31.18 | 12/03/1975 | 26°35'S 025°35'E | [1] | ||
Berg Estuary | Velddrif | 11.63 | 01/02/2022 | 32°51'S 018°15'E | [2] | ||
Blesbokspruit | Marievale Bird Sanctuary | 18.58 | 02/10/1986 | 26°18'S 028°30'E | [3] | ||
Bot - Kleinmond Estuarine System | Kleinmond | 13.50 | 31/01/2017 | 34°20'S 019°06'E | [4] | ||
Dassen Island Nature Reserve | Dassen Island | 7.37 | 29/03/2019 | 33°25'S 018°05'E | [5] | ||
De Berg Nature Reserve | Dullstroom | 12.65 | 02/02/2024 | 25°12'42"S 30°08'48"E | [6] | ||
De Hoop Vlei | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 7.5 | 12/03/1975 | 34°27'S 020°23'E | [7] | ||
De Mond | De Mond Nature Reserve | 9.18 | 02/10/1986 | 34°42'S 020°06'E | [8] | ||
Dyer Island Nature Reserve Complex | Dyer Island / Geyser Island | 2.88 | 29/03/2019 | 34°41'S 019°24'E | [9] | ||
False Bay Nature Reserve | Zeekoevlei | 15.42 | 02/02/2015 | 34°03'S 018°29'E | [10] | ||
Ingula Nature Reserve | Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme | 80.84 | 01/03/2021 | 28°15'S 029°34'E | [11] | ||
Kgaswane Mountain Reserve | 49.52 | 29/03/2019 | 25°43'S 027°12'E | [12] | |||
Kosi Bay | Maputaland | 109.82 | 28/06/1991 | 27°01'S 032°49'E | [13] | ||
Lake Sibaya | Maputaland | 77.50 | 28/06/1991 | 27°20'S 032°40'E | [14] | ||
Langebaan Lagoon | Langebaan | 60.00 | 25/04/1988 | 33°09'S 018°04'E | [15] | ||
Makuleke Wetlands | Kruger National Park | 77.57 | 22/05/2007 | 22°23'S 031°12'E | [16] | ||
Middelpunt Nature Reserve | Dullstroom | 5.10 | 15/03/2023 | 25°32'S 030°07'E | [17] | ||
Natal Drakensberg Park | uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park | 2428.13 | 21/01/1997 | 29°23'S 029°24'E | [18] | ||
Ndumo Game Reserve | Maputaland | 101.17 | 21/01/1997 | 26°52'S 032°15'E | [19] | ||
Ntsikeni Nature Reserve | 92.00 | 02/02/2010 | 30°07'S 029°28'E | [20] | |||
Nylsvley Nature Reserve | Mookgophong | 39.70 | 07/07/1998 | 24°38'S 028°41'E | [21] | ||
Orange River Mouth | Alexander Bay | 20.00 | 28/06/1991 | 28°35'S 016°28'E | [22] | ||
Prince Edward Islands | sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean | 375.00 | 22/05/2007 | 46°52'S 037°46'E | [23] | ||
Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve | Memel | 47.54 | 21/01/1997 | 27°35'S 029°35'E | [24] | ||
St. Lucia System | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 1555.00 | 02/10/1986 | 27°55'S 032°29'E | [25] | ||
Turtle Beaches /
Coral Reefs of Tongaland |
iSimangaliso Marine Protected Area | 395.00 | 02/10/1986 | 27°29'S 032°44'E | [26] | ||
Verloren Valei Nature Reserve | Steenkampsberg, Mpumalanga | 58.91 | 16/10/2001 | 25°18'S 030°06'E | [27] | ||
Verlorenvlei | Redelinghuys | 15.00 | 28/06/1991 | 32°20'S 018°25'E | [28] | ||
Wilderness Lakes | Wilderness | 13.00 | 28/06/1991 | 33°59'S 022°40'E | [29] | ||
uMgeni Vlei Nature Reserve | 9.58 | 19/03/2013 | 29°29'S 029°49'E | [30] |
See also
References
- ^ a b "The List of Wetlands of International Importance" (PDF). p. 45.