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{{Use South African English|date = April 2024}}
This '''list of Ramsar sites in South Africa''' are
For a complete list of all Ramsar sites worldwide, see the [[List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance]].
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! style="background-color:{{RAMSAR color}}" | Name<ref name="Ramsar list"/>
! style="background-color:{{RAMSAR color}}" width="15%" | Location
! style="background-color:{{RAMSAR color}}" class="unsortable" | Description
! style="background-color:{{RAMSAR color}}" class="unsortable" | Image
! style="background-color:{{RAMSAR color}}" | Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! style="background-color:{{RAMSAR color}}" width="12%" | Designated
! style="background-color:{{RAMSAR color}}" class="unsortable" | Ref.
|-
| [[Barberspan]]
| [[Delareyville]]
{{Coord|26|35|S|25|35|E}}
|
|
| 31.18
| 12/03/1975
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA35RIS.pdf]
|-
| [[Berg River|Berg]] Estuary
| [[Velddrif]]
{{Coord|32|51|S|18|15|E}}
|
|
| 11.63
| 01/02/2022
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA35RIS.pdf]
|-
|[[Blesbokspruit]]
|[[Marievale Bird Sanctuary]]
{{Coord|26|18|S|28|30|E}}
|
|
|18.58
|02/10/1986
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA343RIS.pdf]
|-
|[[Bot River Lagoon|Bot - Kleinmond Estuarine System]]
|[[Kleinmond]]
{{Coord|34|20|S|19|06|E}}
|
|
|13.50
|31/01/2017
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA2291RIS_1703_en.pdf]
|-
|[[Dassen Island Nature Reserve]]
|Dassen Island
{{Coord|33|25|S|018|05|E}}
|
|
|7.37
|29/03/2019
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA2383RIS_1908_en.pdf]
|-
|De Berg Nature Reserve
|[[Dullstroom]]
{{Coord|25|12|42|S|30|08|48|E}}
|
|
|12.65
|02/02/2024
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA2532RIS_2401_en.pdf]
|-
|De Hoop Vlei
|[[De Hoop Nature Reserve]]
{{Coord|34|27|S|020|23|E}}
|
|
|7.5
|12/03/1975
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA34RIS.pdf]
|-
|De Mond
|[[De Mond Nature Reserve]]
{{Coord|34|42|S|020|06|E}}
|
|
|9.18
|02/10/1986
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA342RIS.pdf]
|-
|[[Dyer Island Nature Reserve Complex]]
|Dyer Island / Geyser Island
{{Coord|34|41|S|019|24|E}}
|
|
|2.88
|29/03/2019
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA2384RIS_1908_en.pdf]
|-
|[[False Bay Nature Reserve]]
|[[Zeekoevlei]]
{{Coord|34|03|S|018|29|E}}
|
|
|15.42
|02/02/2015
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA2219RIS_1505_en.pdf]
|-
|[[Ingula Nature Reserve]]
|[[Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme]]
{{Coord|28|15|S|029|34|E}}
|
|
|80.84
|01/03/2021
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA2446RIS_2103_en.pdf]
|-
|[[Kgaswane Mountain Reserve]]
|{{Coord|25|43|S|027|12|E}}
|
|
|49.52
|29/03/2019
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA2385RIS_1908_en.pdf]
|-
|[[Kosi Bay]]
|[[Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets|Maputaland]]
{{Coord|27|01|S|032|49|E}}
|
|
|109.82
|28/06/1991
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA527RIS.pdf]
|-
|[[Lake Sibhayi|Lake Sibaya]]
|Maputaland
{{Coord|27|20|S|032|40|E}}
|
|
|77.50
|28/06/1991
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA528RIS.pdf]
|-
|[[Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area|Langebaan Lagoon]]
|[[Langebaan]]
{{Coord|33|09|S|018|04|E}}
|
|
|60.00
|25/04/1988
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA398RIS.pdf]
|-
|[[Makuleke Wetlands]]
|[[Kruger National Park]]
{{Coord|22|23|S|031|12|E}}
|
|
|77.57
|22/05/2007
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA1687RIS.pdf]
|-
|[[Middelpunt Nature Reserve]]
|Dullstroom
{{Coord|25|32|S|030|07|E}}
|
|
|5.10
|15/03/2023
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA2501RIS_2303_en.pdf]
|-
|[[Natal Drakensberg Park]]
|uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
{{Coord|29|23|S|029|24|E}}
|
|
|2428.13
|21/01/1997
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA886RIS.pdf]
|-
|[[Ndumo Game Reserve]]
|Maputaland
{{Coord|26|52|S|032|15|E}}
|
|
|101.17
|21/01/1997
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA887RIS.pdf]
|-
|[[Ntsikeni Nature Reserve]]
|{{Coord|30|07|S|029|28|E}}
|
|
|92.00
|02/02/2010
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA1904RIS.pdf]
|-
|[[Nylsvley Nature Reserve]]
|[[Mookgophong]]
{{Coord|24|38|S|028|41|E}}
|
|
|39.70
|07/07/1998
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA952RIS.pdf]
|-
|[[Orange River Mouth]]
|[[Alexander Bay, South Africa|Alexander Bay]]
{{Coord|28|35|S|016|28|E}}
|
|
|20.00
|28/06/1991
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA526RIS.pdf]
|-
|[[Prince Edward Islands]]
|[[Subantarctic|sub-Antarctic]] [[Indian Ocean]]
{{Coord|46|52|S|037|46|E}}
|
|
|375.00
|22/05/2007
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA1688RIS.pdf]
|-
|[[Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve]]
|[[Memel, Free State|Memel]]
{{Coord|27|35|S|029|35|E}}
|
|
|47.54
|21/01/1997
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA888RIS.pdf]
|-
|[[St Lucia System|St. Lucia System]]
|iSimangaliso Wetland Park
{{Coord|27|55|S|032|29|E}}
|
|
|1555.00
|02/10/1986
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA345RIS.pdf]
|-
|Turtle Beaches /
Coral Reefs of [[Tongaland]]
|[[iSimangaliso Marine Protected Area]]
{{Coord|27|29|S|032|44|E}}
|
|
|395.00
|02/10/1986
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA344RIS.pdf]
|-
|[[Verloren Valei Nature Reserve]]
|[[Steenkampsberg, Mpumalanga]]
{{Coord|25|18|S|030|06|E}}
|
|
|58.91
|16/10/2001
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA1110RIS.pdf]
|-
|[[Verlorevlei River|Verlorenvlei]]
|[[Redelinghuys]]
{{Coord|32|20|S|018|25|E}}
|
|
|15.00
|28/06/1991
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA525RIS.pdf]
|-
|Wilderness Lakes
|[[Wilderness, South Africa|Wilderness]]
{{Coord|33|59|S|022|40|E}}
|
|
|13.00
|28/06/1991
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA524RIS.pdf]
|-
|[[uMgeni Vlei Nature Reserve]]
|{{Coord|29|29|S|029|49|E}}
|
|
|9.58
|19/03/2013
|[https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/ZA2132RIS.pdf]
|}
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* [https://www.ramsar.org/country-profile/south-africa Ramsar Profile - South Africa]
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Revision as of 03:58, 21 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][2]
For a complete list of all Ramsar sites worldwide, see the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance.
List of Ramsar sites
See also
References
- ^ a b "The List of Wetlands of International Importance" (PDF). p. 45.
- ^ "Country Profile - South Africa Ramsar List". rsis.ramsar.org. Retrieved 21 April 2024.