Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'iSimangaliso Wetland Park' has mentioned 'Lake' in the following places:
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| It is South Africa's third-largest protected area, spanning 280xc2xa0km of coastline, from the Mozambican border in the north to Mapelane south of the Lake St.xc2xa0Lucia estuary, and made up of around 3,280xc2xa0km2 of natural ecosystems, managed by the iSimangaliso Authority. | WIKI |
| Lake St.xc2xa0Lucia St.xc2xa0Lucia Game Reserve False Bay Park Kosi Bay Lake Eteza Nature Reserve Lake Sibhayi St.xc2xa0Lucia Marine Reserve St.xc2xa0Lucia Marine Sanctuary Sodwana Bay National Park Mapelane Nature Reserve Maputaland Marine Protected Area Cape Vidal Ozabeni Mfabeni Tewate Wilderness Area Mkuze Game Reserve | WIKI |
| [citation needed] In 1971, St. Lucia Lake and the turtle beaches and coral reefs of Maputaland have been listed by the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention). | WIKI |
| Twenty-four species of bivalve molluscs are recorded in St.xc2xa0Lucia Lake, which constitutes a considerable portion of the park. | WIKI |
| These include coral reefs, long sandy beaches, coastal dunes, lake systems, swamps, and extensive reed and papyrus wetlands, providing critical habitat for a wide range of species from Africa's seas, wetlands and savannahs. | UNESCO |
| One is the shifting salinity states within Lake St. Lucia which are linked to wet and dry climatic cycles, with the lake responding accordingly with shifts from low to hyper-saline states. | UNESCO |
| South Africa has solid legislation that affords iSimangaliso the necessary legal protection, such as the World Heritage Convention Act, 1999.xc2xa0 iSimangaliso contains four Ramsar sites [St. Lucia Lake System (Ramsar Site # 345) (ii) Turtle Beaches/Coral Reefs of Tongaland (Ramsar Site # 344) (iii) Kosi Bay Lake System (Ramsar Site #527), and (iv) Lake Sibaya (Ramsar Site # 528)] that recognise the ecological functions of wetlands as well as their importance as resources of economic, cultural, scientific and recreational value. | UNESCO |
| Serious droughts have raised salinity and killed off shoreline vegetation, causing bank erosion and silting of the lake. | UNESCO |
| The Umfolozi River has also threatened to break into the lake, again raising the likelihood of sedimentation and invasion by sand and sea-water following breaching of the sand bar. | UNESCO |
| In addition pine and eucalyptus plantations around the lake have been removed to improve water seepage. | UNESCO |