Maputo Protection Area

Ponta do Ouro in Mozambique

Maputo Protection Area is a marine protected area in Mozambique. It was established when the government of Mozambique proclaimed the area on the 14 July 2009 and declared the 678 square kilometres (262 sq mi) Marine Protected Area stretching from Ponta do Ouro in the south to the Maputo River Mouth in Maputo Bay in the north (including the Inhaca and Portuguese islands) as a Marine Protected Area, the area stretches three nautical miles into sea.

See also

• List of conservation areas of Mozambique