Quirimbas

National Park

Mozambique · Southern Africa (Cabo Delgado)

Southern Africa (Cabo Delgado)Declared in 20027,500 km²

An archipelago of 32 coral islands off northern Mozambique, with traces of the old Swahili trading route across the Indian Ocean

Area

7,500 km²

Protection category

UICN II

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Declared in

2002

Region

Southern Africa (Cabo Delgado)

Climate

Tropical, Templado, Montañoso

Islands

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Area: 7,500 km²

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An archipelago of 32 coral islands off northern Mozambique, with traces of the old Swahili trading route across the Indian Ocean

Declared in 2002, Quirimbas protects an archipelago of 32 coral islands off the northern coast of Mozambique, which for centuries formed part of the Swahili trading network of the Indian Ocean, linking East Africa with Arabia, Persia and India long before the Portuguese arrived in the 16th century. Ibo Island, within the park, still has its Portuguese fortifications and a Swahili-Omani architecture that speaks of that cosmopolitan trading past.

Location

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2 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.

96 species documented in Quirimbas

17 Mammals10 Birds11 Reptiles2 Amphibians6 Cartilaginous fish21 Fish2 Bivalvia6 Anthozoa1 Arachnida2 Cephalopoda4 Gastropoda5 Malacostraca2 Asteroidea2 Polychaeta1 Turbellaria1 Diplopoda2 Holothuroidea1 Insecta

At conservation risk:Dugongo,Tortuga verde,Elefante africano,Leopardo,Tiburón ballena,Tortuga carey,Almeja gigante,Buitre orejudo,Caballito de mar amarillo,Cálao terrestre sureño,Chucho pintado,Manta de arrecifeand 3 more