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This '''list of Ramsar sites in South Africa''' are wetlands that are considered to be of international importance, protected under the [[Ramsar Convention]]. As of 2024, South Africa has 30 such sites covering 574 028 hectares.<ref name="Ramsar list">{{Cite web |title=The List of Wetlands of International Importance |url=https://www.ramsar.org/sites/default/files/documents/library/sitelist.pdf |website= |page=45}}</ref> For a complete list of all Ramsar sites worldwide, see the [[List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance]].
This '''list of Ramsar sites in South Africa''' are wetlands that are considered to be of international importance, protected under the [[Ramsar Convention]]. As of 2024, South Africa has 30 such sites covering 574 028 hectares.<ref name="Ramsar list">{{Cite web |title=The List of Wetlands of International Importance |url=https://www.ramsar.org/sites/default/files/documents/library/sitelist.pdf |website= |page=45}}</ref> For a complete list of all Ramsar sites worldwide, see the [[List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance]].


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Revision as of 14:07, 14 April 2024

This list of Ramsar sites in South Africa are wetlands that are considered to be of international importance, 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.

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List of Ramsar sites

Name[1] Location Area (km2) Designated Description Image Coords. Ref.
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

  1. ^ a b "The List of Wetlands of International Importance" (PDF). p. 45.

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