East African mangroves
The East African mangroves are a mangrove ecoregion consisting of swamps along the Indian Ocean coast of East Africa in Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya and southern Somalia.
| East African mangroves | |
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Coast at Saadani National Park, Tanzania | |
Location map of the East African mangroves | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Afrotropical |
| Biome | Mangroves |
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| Geography | |
| Area | 1,880 km2 (730 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | sea level |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Critical/endangered |
| Protected | 843 km² (45%) |
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