Malindi Marine National Park protects a stretch of the Indian Ocean off Malindi on Kenya's coast, about 118 kilometers north of Mombasa, established in 1968 and claimed to be the oldest marine park in Africa. It is managed by the Kenya Wildlife Service and sits within the wider Malindi-Watamu Marine National Reserve alongside neighboring Watamu Marine National Park, protecting coral reefs that shelter tropical fish, barracuda, sea turtles and dolphins.
Facts
Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing Body Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationUNESCO Biosphere Reserve 2 Governing Body
Governing Body (category) Sources
1. Malindi Marine National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia lead extract, realm marine
Malindi Marine National Park is located in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Kenya.
Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
Kenya Wildlife Service
Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
Kenya Wildlife Service
View the Source 2. UNESCO: UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme: Malindi-Watamu Arabuko Sokoke Biosphere Reserve
UNESCOOpen data recordQuote, Open data record
Malindi-Watamu Biosphere Reserve is part of the marine protected areas of the Kenyan coast.
3. Wikidata: Malindi Marine National Park
- Wikidata Q1887395, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
- Wikidata Q1887395 P571 inception
- Part Of: Kenya, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
View the SourceWikidata: Kenya
On Continent: Africa, Wikidata item for Kenya, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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