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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