Magaliesberg

E186333
mountain range

Magaliesberg is a mountain range in northern South Africa known for its rugged cliffs, rich biodiversity, and historical significance in early Boer and indigenous history.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Magaliesberg canonical 2
Magaliesberg mountain range 2
Magaliesberg Mountains 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
biodiversityFeature endemic species ⓘ
high plant diversity ⓘ
large mammal species ⓘ
numerous bird species ⓘ
conservationStatus partially protected ⓘ
contains Magaliesberg Protected Natural Environment ⓘ
surface form: Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve

Magaliesberg Protected Natural Environment ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
drainage Crocodile River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hartebeespoort Dam catchment ⓘ
geologicalAge Precambrian Supereon ⓘ
surface form: Precambrian
hasEcosystem grassland ⓘ
rocky outcrop vegetation ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
highestPointElevation about 1,852 m above sea level ⓘ
historicalEvent Boer War skirmishes ⓘ
conflicts between Boer settlers and indigenous groups ⓘ
indigenousPeoplesAssociated Ndebele groups ⓘ
Tswana groups ⓘ
knownFor hiking ⓘ
historical significance in Boer history ⓘ
historical significance in indigenous history ⓘ
paragliding ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ
rugged cliffs ⓘ
scenic landscapes ⓘ
length approximately 120 km ⓘ
locatedIn Gauteng ⓘ
surface form: Gauteng Province

North West Province ⓘ
northern South Africa ⓘ
nameLanguage Setswana ⓘ
surface form: Tswana
nameMeaning Magali’s mountain or Magali’s range ⓘ
near Hartbeespoort Dam ⓘ
surface form: Hartebeespoort Dam
nearestMajorCity Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Johannesburg

Pretoria, South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Pretoria
orientation east–west ⓘ
partOf Bushveld region ⓘ
rockType quartzite ⓘ
shale ⓘ
threat invasive species ⓘ
mining ⓘ
urban development ⓘ
UNESCODesignationYear 2015 ⓘ
UNESCOStatus Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
usedFor conservation ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Andries Pretorius → placeOfDeath → Magaliesberg ⓘ
Rustenburg → locatedNear → Magaliesberg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magaliesberg mountain range
Meintjieskop → partOf → Magaliesberg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magaliesberg geological formation
Hartbeespoort Dam → locatedInValley → Magaliesberg ⓘ
Hartbeespoort Dam → nearMountainRange → Magaliesberg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magaliesberg Mountains
Wonderboom Nature Reserve → locatedNear → Magaliesberg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magaliesberg mountain range