Lampi Island Marine National Park

Lampi Island Marine National Park
Lampi Island Marine National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
	Riverine habitat in Lanbi Island
	Location in Myanmar
Location	Bokpyin Township, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar
Nearest city	Tanintharyi Township
Coordinates	10°50′00″N 98°12′00″E / 10.83333°N 98.20000°E
Area	79.09 sq mi (204.8 km2)
Established	1996
Governing body	Myanmar Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division
Website	www.lampipark.org

The Lampi Island Marine National Park is a marine national park in Myanmar covering 79.09 sq mi (204.8 km²). It was established in 1996.^[1] It encompasses Lanbi Island and several smaller islands in the Mergui Archipelago, comprising coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangroves, sand dunes and tropical evergreen forest up to an elevation of 1,493 ft (455 m). The national park is an Important Bird Area and one of the ASEAN Heritage Parks. The characteristics of the Marine National Park are the tropical evergreen rainforest, the vast coral reef systems that protect a wide range of aquatic ecosystems, and significant biodiversity in this area. Access is restricted to daytime visits.^[2]

^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Lampi Marine National Park". Protected Planet.
^ Beffasti, L.; Gallanti, V., eds. (2011). "Lampi Island". Myanmar Protected Areas: Context, Current Status and Challenges (PDF). Milano, Yangon: Istituto Oikos, Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association. pp. 50–51.

[wdpa-1] World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Lampi Marine National Park". Protected Planet.

[MPA2011-2] Beffasti, L.; Gallanti, V., eds. (2011). "Lampi Island". Myanmar Protected Areas: Context, Current Status and Challenges (PDF). Milano, Yangon: Istituto Oikos, Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association. pp. 50–51.

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