Garden Route National Park
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The Garden Route National Park is a national park
in the Garden Route
region of South Africa
. It was established on 6 March 2009 by amalgamating the existing Tsitsikamma
and Wilderness
National Parks, the Knysna National Lake Area
, and various other areas of state-owned land.
The park covers about 1210 km² (467.2 sq mi) of land; of this, about 685 km² (264.5 sq mi) was already part of the predecessor national parks. The park includes a continuous complex of approximately 605 km² (233.6 sq mi) of indigenous forest
.
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
in the Garden Route
Garden Route
The Garden Route is a popular stretch of the south-eastern coast of South Africa. It stretches from Heidelberg in the Western Cape to the Storms River which is crossed along the N2 coastal highway over the Paul Sauer Bridge in the extreme western reach of the neighbouring Eastern Cape...
region of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It was established on 6 March 2009 by amalgamating the existing Tsitsikamma
Tsitsikamma National Park
The Tsitsikamma National Park is a coastal reserve on the Garden Route in South Africa. It is well known for indigenous forests, dramatic coastline, and the Otter Trail. On 6 March 2009 it was amalgamated with the Wilderness National Park and various other areas of land to form the Garden Route...
and Wilderness
Wilderness National Park
Wilderness National Park, located in Wilderness in the Western Cape, was a South African National Park which was incorporated into the Garden Route National Park when it was proclaimed on March 6, 2009.-External links:*...
National Parks, the Knysna National Lake Area
Knysna National Lake Area
-References:...
, and various other areas of state-owned land.
The park covers about 1210 km² (467.2 sq mi) of land; of this, about 685 km² (264.5 sq mi) was already part of the predecessor national parks. The park includes a continuous complex of approximately 605 km² (233.6 sq mi) of indigenous forest
Knysna-Amatole montane forests
The Knysna-Amatole montane forests ecoregion, of the Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Biome, is in South Africa. It covers an Afromontane area of in South Africa's Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces.-Setting:...
.
See also
- Tsitsikamma National ParkTsitsikamma National ParkThe Tsitsikamma National Park is a coastal reserve on the Garden Route in South Africa. It is well known for indigenous forests, dramatic coastline, and the Otter Trail. On 6 March 2009 it was amalgamated with the Wilderness National Park and various other areas of land to form the Garden Route...
- Wilderness National ParkWilderness National ParkWilderness National Park, located in Wilderness in the Western Cape, was a South African National Park which was incorporated into the Garden Route National Park when it was proclaimed on March 6, 2009.-External links:*...
- Knysna National Lake AreaKnysna National Lake Area-References:...