Ponta do Ouro-Kosi Bay Transfrontier Conservation Area
{{short description|Protected area in South Africa and Mozambique}}
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{{Location map many | KwaZulu-Natal
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| label = ISimangaliso, Muputoland
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| coordinates = {{coords|27|39|S|32|34|E}}
| label2 = Cape Vidal
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| coordinates2 = {{Coord|28|22|14.69|S|32|24|48.03|E}}
| label3 = Mkuzi
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| coordinates3 = {{Coord|27|38|43.65|S|32|9|3.95|E}}
|label4 = Sodwana
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| coordinates4 = {{Coord|27|33|22.42|S|32|40|8.25|E}}
|label5 = Kosi Bay
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| coordinates5 = {{Coord|26|57|36.29|S|32|49|32.94|E}}
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Ponta do Ouro-Kosi Bay Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA) is a larger conservation area conceived as an extension of the existing conservation parkland area of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, to extend north into a similar area on the Mozambique side of the border, and including several other parks in the process. The parks to be included (in addition to one or two others) are:
- ISimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa).
- Cape Vidal Game Reserve (South Africa).{{cite web | url=http://www.nature-reserve.co.za/cape-vidal.html | title=Cape Vidal - South African Nature Reserves }}
- Mkuzi Game Reserve (South Africa).{{cite web | url=https://www.hluhluwegamereserve.com/mkuze-game-reserve/ | title=Mkuze Game Reserve - Hluhluwe Game Reserve | date=8 September 2013 }}
- Sodwana Game Reserve (South Africa).
- Muputoland Marine Protected Area (South Africa).
- Kosi Bay Nature Reserve (South Africa).{{cite web|url=http://www.kznwildlife.com/Kosi%20Bay.html#:~:text=The%2011%20000%20ha%20Kosi,as%20bushbuck%2C%20duiker%20and%20monkeys|title=Kosi Bay|publisher=KZN Wildlife}}
- Maputo Protection Area (Mozambique).
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.pontainfo.com/Resource_centre_files/PPMR%20ManPlan%20Eng_20%20Dec%202011fin.pdf Ponta do ouro partial marine reserve, Management plan]
Category:Protected areas of South Africa
Category:Protected areas of Mozambique
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