Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park

National park in Kenya
04°42′50″S 39°21′44″E / 4.71389°S 39.36222°E / -4.71389; 39.36222Area39 km2 (15 sq mi)[1]
  • Kisite Park: 28 km2 (11 sq mi)
  • Mpunguti Reserve: 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Established1973Governing bodyKenya Wildlife Service

Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park is situated on the southern coast of Kenya near Shimoni and south of Wasini Island in Kwale County near the Tanzanian border. Kisite park covers 11 square kilometres (4.2 sq mi) while Mpunguti reserve covers 28 square kilometres (11 sq mi).[1]

The park covers an area with four small islands surrounded by coral reef.

Marine life is in abundance, including trigger fish, moray eels, angelfish, butterfly fish, groupers, parrotfish, wrasses, scorpionfish, pufferfish, damselfish, rays, snappers, green sea turtles, hawksbill turtles, and dolphins. Humpback whales and whale sharks are seasonal.

References

  1. ^ a b Kenya Wildlife Service – Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park Archived 2010-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (english)

External links

  • World Database on Protected Areas – Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park



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