Delagoa
Delagoa is a marine ecoregion along the eastern coast of Africa. It extends along the coast of Mozambique and South Africa from the Bazaruto Archipelago (21°14’ S) to Lake St. Lucia in South Africa (28° 10' S) in South Africa's Kwazulu-Natal province. It adjoins the Bight of Sofala/Swamp Coast ecoregion to the north, and the Natal ecoregion to the south. It has Africa's southernmost tropical coral reefs and mangrove forests. It is the southernmost Indo-Pacific ecoregion, marking the transition from the tropical Indo-Pacific to Temperate Southern Africa.
| Delagoa | |
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Sponges at Pao Reef, Guinjata Bay, Mozambique | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Western Indo-Pacific |
| Province | Western Indian Ocean |
| Borders (marine) | Bight of Sofala/Swamp Coast, Natal |
| Borders (mangrove) | Southern Africa mangroves |
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| Oceans or seas | Indian Ocean |
| Physical features | Bazaruto Archipelago, Maputo Bay, Lake St. Lucia |
| Currents | Agulhas Current |
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