page_title: ISimangaliso Wetland Park
section_title: Transfrontier parks
hierarchical_section_title: ISimangaliso Wetland Park / Transfrontier parks
caption_attribution_description: Satellite image of w:Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park, South Africa. Borders of the various conservation areas in the park are outlined in yellow.
context_page_description: iSimangaliso Wetland Park is situated on the east coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, about 235 kilometres north of Durban by road. It is South Africa's third-largest protected area, spanning 280 km of coastline, from the Mozambican border in the north to Mapelane south of the Lake St. Lucia estuary, and made up of around 3,280 km² of natural ecosystems, managed by the iSimangaliso Authority. The park includes:
  Lake St. Lucia
  St. Lucia Game Reserve
  False Bay Park
  Kosi Bay
  Lake Etrza Nature Reserve
  Lake Sibhayi
  St. Lucia Marine Reserve
  St. Lucia Marine Sanctuary
  Sodwana Bay National Park
  Mapelane Nature Reserve
  Maputaland Marine Protected Area
  Cape Vidal
  Ozabeni
  Mfabeni
  Tewate Wilderness Area
  Mkuze Game Reserve
  The park was previously known as the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park, but was renamed effective 1 November 2007. The word isimangaliso means "a miracle" or "something wondrous" in Zulu. The name came as a result of Shaka's subject having been sent to the land of the Tsonga. When he came back he described the beauty that he saw as a miracle.
context_section_description: The park is part of a transfrontier marine park, the Ponta do Ouro-Kosi Bay Transfrontier Conservation Area, straddling South Africa, Mozambique, and Eswatini. The marine conservation area is included in the Greater Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area.
caption: Satellite image of the park, with the borders of several conservation areas outlined in yellow.
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