Prince Edward Island Marine Protected Area | |
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Location | Prince Edward Island, South Africa |
Coordinates | 46°43.5′S 37°53.5′E / 46.7250°S 37.8917°E |
Area | 181,229.46 km2 (69,973.09 sq mi) |
Established | 2013 |
The Prince Edward Island Marine Protected Area is an offshore conservation region near the Prince Edward Islands in the exclusive economic zone of South Africa, nearly 2,000 km southeast of South Africa in the Indian Ocean. The MPA provides habitat for seals, killer whales, breeding seabirds and Patagonian toothfish.[1]