East London Coast Nature Reserve

East London Coast Nature Reserve
East London Coast Nature Reserve
	Location in the Eastern Cape
Location	Indian Ocean shore
Nearest city	East London
Coordinates	32°58′43″S 27°57′28″E / 32.97861°S 27.95778°E
Area	3,424 Ha
Governing body	Eastern Cape Parks

East London Coast Nature Reserve is a protected area in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa that is managed by Eastern Cape Parks.^[1] It covers an area of 3,424 hectares and incorporates 12 smaller nature reserves and protected areas.^[2]

The main reasons for its existence are the preservation of the region's biodiversity, protection of natural vegetation and management of extraterrestrial vegetation.^[3]

Parks

The nature reserve is built up from various disconnected smaller parks, and has a total area of 3,424 hectares. It extends from the Great Kei River in the east to the Tyolomnqa River (Chalumna) in the west, along about 250 km of coastline.^[4] The parks are the following:

Coastal parks

Cape Morgan Nature Reserve
Double Mouth Nature Reserve
Cape Henderson Nature Reserve
Gulu Nature Reserve
Kwelera Nature Reserve (accessed through the Kwelera National Botanical Garden)
Nahoon Nature Reserve
Gonubie
Kidd's Beach
Kayser's Beach
Chalumna
Chintsa West

Inland parks

Among the parks located a little inland are the following:

References

^ "East London Coast Nature Reserve". Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
^ "East London Coast Nature Reserve, East London Information | WhereToStay.co.za". www.wheretostay.co.za. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ "East London Coast Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape". www.sa-venues.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ East London Coast Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape

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[1] "East London Coast Nature Reserve". Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

[2] "East London Coast Nature Reserve, East London Information | WhereToStay.co.za". www.wheretostay.co.za. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[3] "East London Coast Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape". www.sa-venues.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[4] East London Coast Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape

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v t e Eastern Cape Parks
National Parks	Camdeboo National Park Addo Elephant National Park Mountain Zebra National Park Garden Route National Park Knysna National Lake Area (Western Cape) Tsitsikamma National Park (Eastern Cape) Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area Wilderness National Park (Western Cape)
Mega Parks	Greater Addo Elephant National Park Addo Elephant National Park Woody Cape Nature Reserve Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area Bird Island St. Croix Island, Algoa Bay Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve
Parks managed by Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency	Commando Drift Nature Reserve Dwesa Nature Reserve Dwesa-Cwebe Marine Protected Area East London Coast Nature Reserve Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve Great Fish River Nature Reserve Hluleka Nature Reserve Hluleka Marine Protected Area Mkhambathi Nature Reserve Pondoland Marine Protected Area Mpofu Nature Reserve Oviston Nature Reserve Silaka Nature Reserve Thomas Baines Nature Reserve Tsolwana Nature Reserve
Private and other parks	Buffelspruit Nature Reserve Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve Kwandwe Private Game Reserve Samara Private Game Reserve Shamwari Game Reserve
Marine protected areas	Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area Amathole Marine Protected Area Dwesa-Cwebe Marine Protected Area Hluleka Marine Protected Area Pondoland Marine Protected Area Sardinia Bay Marine Protected Area Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area

East London Coast Nature Reserve

Parks

Coastal parks

Inland parks

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