South African coast

E108251

coastal region marine ecoregion

The South African coast is a biodiverse marine and coastal region where cold and warm ocean currents meet, supporting rich ecosystems of kelp forests, rocky shores, and abundant marine life.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Atlantic coast of South Africa	1
Indian Ocean coast	1
Sardine Run	1
South African West Coast	1
South African coast canonical	1
South African coastline	1
South African south coast	1
Southern African coast	1
West Coast of South Africa	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal region ⓘ marine ecoregion ⓘ
borderedBy	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ
country	South Africa ⓘ
hasClimateInfluence	cold upwelling ⓘ warm subtropical waters ⓘ
hasEcosystem	subtropical marine ecosystem ⓘ temperate marine ecosystem ⓘ upwelling ecosystem ⓘ
hasEvent	South African coast self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sardine Run
hasFeature	coastal dunes ⓘ estuaries ⓘ kelp forests ⓘ rocky shores ⓘ sandy beaches ⓘ seagrass beds ⓘ
hasOceanCurrent	Agulhas Current ⓘ Benguela Current ⓘ
hasProtectedArea	Addo Elephant National Park ⓘ surface form: Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area Table Mountain National Park ⓘ surface form: Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area iSimangaliso Wetland Park ⓘ surface form: iSimangaliso Wetland Park Marine Protected Area
hasRegion	East Coast ⓘ South Coast ⓘ West Coast District ⓘ surface form: West Coast
knownFor	high marine biodiversity ⓘ large marine mammals ⓘ productive fisheries ⓘ seabird colonies ⓘ shark diversity ⓘ
locatedIn	Southern Africa ⓘ
meetsAt	Cape Agulhas ⓘ Cape of Good Hope ⓘ
partOf	Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem ⓘ Benguela Current ⓘ surface form: Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem
supportsSpecies	African penguin ⓘ Cape fur seal ⓘ anchovy ⓘ great white shark ⓘ humpback whale ⓘ sardine ⓘ southern right whale ⓘ
threatenedBy	climate change ⓘ coastal development ⓘ overfishing ⓘ pollution ⓘ
usedFor	commercial fishing ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ shipping routes ⓘ tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Africa Rocks → featuresHabitat → South African coast ⓘ

iSimangaliso Wetland Park → locatedOn → South African coast ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Ocean coast

Garden Route → partOf → South African coast ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African south coast

South African coast → hasEvent → South African coast self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sardine Run

Cabo das Tormentas → locatedIn → South African coast ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic coast of South Africa

Langebaan → locatedOn → South African coast ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Coast of South Africa

South Atlantic trade routes → hasMajorPortRegion → South African coast ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern African coast

Vredenburg → locatedOn → South African coast ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African West Coast

Walker Bay → partOf → South African coast ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African coastline