Assessing potential World Heritage marine sites in the Western Indian Ocean

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  • Potential sites
    • 1) Mozambique Channel
      • 1a) Quirimbas - Mnazi Bay Complex
      • 1b) North and northwest Madagascar
      • 1c) The Comoros - Glorieuses crescent
      • 1d) The Iles Eparses (Scattered Islands)
      • 1e) Bazaruto - Tofo, Inhambane
      • 1f) Southern Madagascar: the 'deep south'
    • 2) Mascarene Plateau
      • 2a) Saya de Malha bank
    • 3) Other sites
      • 3a) Lamu-Kiunga Archipelago
      • 3b) The Kwazulu-Natal Sardine Run
      • 3c) Antongil Bay, Northeast Madagascar
      • 3d) French Southern Territories
  • Unique regional features
    • 1) Geology
    • 2) Oceanography
    • 3) Biodiversity & biogeography
    • 4) Habitats
      • 4a) Coral reefs
      • 4b) Mangroves
      • 4c) Seagrasses
    • 5) Species
      • 5a) Coelecanth
      • 5b) Sharks and rays
      • 5c) Turtles
      • 5d) Seabirds
      • 5e) Marine mammals
  • Case study sites
    • 1) Aldabra Atoll
    • 2) Banc d'Arguin
    • 3) iSimangaliso Wetland Park
    • 4) Phoenix Islands Protected Area
  • Aldabra Atoll
  • Banc d'Arguin
  • iSimangaliso Wetland Park
  • Phoenix Islands Protected Area

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