List of national parks of Malawi
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There are nine National Parks and Reserves in Malawi.
- Nyika National Park — the first (certified in 1965), the largest (over 3,00km²) and the highest (average height 1,800M)
- Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve — southwest of the Nyika Plateau, to the north of the South Rukuru River, Vwaza Marsh covers an area of 1,000km²
- Kasungu National Park — situated approximately 165km north of the capital city, Lilongwe, this is, at over 2,000km², the second largest of Malawi's parks
- Nkhotakota Game Reserve — the oldest established reserve in Malawi
- Lake Malawi National Park — designated a National Park in 1980 to protect the unique diversity of tropical fish living in Lake Malawi, some not found anywhere else on earth
- Liwonde National Park — situated 120km north of Blantyre, on the banks of the Upper Shire River.
- Majete Game Reserve — in the South West of Malawi, with an area of 691km²
- Lengwe National Park — most famed for the nyala antelope, not found in the other northern parks of Malawi
- Mwabvi Wildlife Reserve — the smallest of the parks, at 350km², Mwabvi was adopted by Project African Wilderness in 2007 (PAW is a charitable organisation based in Malawi and the UK)
