Lake St. Lucia
Lake St Lucia is an estuarine lake system in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is the largest estuarine lake in Africa and in Southern Africa, covering an area of approximately 325–350 km2 and accounting for roughly 80% of KwaZulu-Natal's total estuarine area.Photo: Woertz, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Also known as: “Lake St Lucia”, “Saint Lucia Bay”, and “Saint Lucia Lake”
Lake St. Lucia
- Categories: estuary, bay, and body of water
- Location: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake St. Lucia from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Lake St. Lucia” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “St. Luciameer”
- Catalan: “Llac de Santa Llúcia”
- Cebuano: “Saint Lucia Bay”
- Czech: “Jezero svaté Lucie”
- French: “lac Sainte-Lucie”
- French: “Lac Sainte-Lucie”
- Georgian: “სენტ-ლუსიის ტბა”
- German: “Lake Saint Lucia”
- German: “Lake St. Lucia”
- German: “St.-Lucia-See”
- Japanese: “セント・ルシア湖”
- Latvian: “Sentlūsijas ezers”
- Spanish: “Lago Santa Lucia”
- Spanish: “Lago Santa Lucía”
- Turkish: “St. Lucia Gölü”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lane Island and Bird Island.
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