iSimangaliso Wetland Park | |
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![]() Greater St. Lucia Wetlands | |
Location in South Africa | |
Location | KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
Nearest city | Durban, South Africa |
Coordinates | 27°39′S 32°34′E / 27.650°S 32.567°E |
Area | 3,280 km2 (1,270 sq mi) |
Established | 1895 |
Governing body | iSimangaliso Authority |
Criteria | Natural: (vii), (ix), (x) |
Reference | 914 |
Inscription | 1999 (23rd Session) |
Area | 239,566 ha (924.97 sq mi) |
Website | http://www.isimangaliso.com/ |
Official name | St. Lucia System |
Designated | 2 October 1986 |
Reference no. | 345[1] |
iSimangaliso Wetland Park (previously known as the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park) is situated on the east coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, about 235 km (146 mi) north of Durban by road. It is South Africa's third-largest protected area, spanning 280 km (170 mi) of coastline, from the Mozambican border in the north to Mapelane south of the Lake St. Lucia estuary, and made up of around 3,280 km2 (810,000 acres) of natural ecosystems, managed by the iSimangaliso Authority. The park includes:
The park was previously known as the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park, but was renamed effective 1 November 2007. The word isimangaliso means "a miracle" or "something wondrous" in Zulu. The name came as a result of Shaka's subject having been sent to the land of the Tsonga. When he came back he described the beauty that he saw as a miracle.
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