National Park · Kenya
Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park
Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park is a national park in Kenya, established in 1978.
Photo: Luigi Guarino from Bonn, Germany via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Kenya |
| Established | 1978 |
| Coordinates | 4.7139° S, 39.3622° E |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park
Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park was established in 1978 by the Kenyan government and it is Kenya's first Blue Park. Kisite 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). The park covers an area with four small islands surrounded by a coral reef.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Moi International Airport (MBA) · Mombasa, Kenya · 49.6 miles away
- Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar, Tanzania · 104.6 miles away
- Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) · Dar es Salaam, Tanzania · 149.6 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park?
Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park is in Kenya (4.7139° S, 39.3622° E).
When was Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park established?
Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park was established in 1978, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1537314 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisite-Mpunguti_Marine_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).