Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve protects coral reef waters off Mombasa, Kenya, established in 1986 with a 10 square kilometer strictly protected park inside a wider 200 square kilometer reserve, and is the most frequently visited of Kenya's marine parks. Its reef ecosystem supports crabs, starfish, stonefish, sea cucumbers, sea urchins, corals, sea turtles, seagrasses and migratory birds including the crab plover, with water temperatures of 25 to 31 degrees Celsius year round drawing snorkelers, divers and other recreational visitors.
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1. Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia lead extract, realm marineQuote, Wikipedia lead extract, realm marine
Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve is a marine park and national reserve in Mombasa, Kenya.
2. Wikidata: Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve
- Wikidata Q6897052, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
- Wikidata Q6897052 P571 inception
- Part Of: Kenya, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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On Continent: Africa, Wikidata item for Kenya, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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