East African mangroves
Mangrove swamps on the Indian Ocean coast of East Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The East African mangroves are a mangrove ecoregion consisting of swamps along the Indian Ocean coast of East Africa in Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya and southern Somalia.[1]
| East African mangroves | |
|---|---|
 Coast at Saadani National Park, Tanzania | |
 Location map of the East African mangroves | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Afrotropical |
| Biome | Mangroves |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 1,880 km2 (730 sq mi) |
| Countries | |
| Elevation | sea level |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Critical/endangered[1] |
| Protected | 843 km² (45%)[2] |