Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve
Group of marine wildlife reserves in Tanzania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve System or DMRS (Hifahdi Akiba Bahari ya Dar es Salaam, in Swahili) is a group of marine reserves in Tanzania, with the IUCN category II located within Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. [1] The reserve system consists of nine uninhabited islands, four located north of Dar es Salaam's Kinondoni District; (Bongoyo, Mbudya, Pangavini and Fungu Yasini) and four south of the city Makatumbi Islands, Kimbubu Island, Sinda Island and Kendwa Island in Kigamboni District. It provides protection for several important tropical ecosystems; coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass beds.[2]
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Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve System | |
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(DMRS) | |
Location | Tanzania, Dar es Salaam Region, Kinondoni District |
Nearest city | Dar es Salaam |
Coordinates | 06°50′S 39°25′E |
Area | 15 km² |
Established | 1975 |
Governing body | Marine Parks & Reserves Authority (Tanzania) |
Website | DMRS |
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