uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
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uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park is a renowned mountainous protected area in South Africa celebrated for its dramatic basalt cliffs, rich biodiversity, and extensive San rock art.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
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mountain range region ⓘ national park complex ⓘ protected area ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
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surface form:
Drakensberg Park
uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park ⓘ
surface form:
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park ⓘ
surface form:
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg World Heritage Site
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| area |
approximately 2428 square kilometres
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approximately 242813 hectares ⓘ |
| biodiversityHotspot |
Drakensberg Mountains
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surface form:
Drakensberg Alpine Region
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| border | Lesotho ⓘ |
| climate | temperate montane ⓘ |
| contains |
Amphitheatre cliff formation
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Cathedral Peak Nature Reserve ⓘ Giants Castle Game Reserve ⓘ Monk’s Cowl area ⓘ Royal Natal National Park ⓘ Tugela Falls headwaters ⓘ over 600 San rock art sites ⓘ thousands of individual San rock paintings ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
record of San spiritual and daily life
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sacred landscape for San people ⓘ |
| fauna |
Cape vulture
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bearded vulture ⓘ eland ⓘ oribi ⓘ |
| flora | endemic Drakensberg alpine plants ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Great Escarpment of southern Africa ⓘ |
| geology |
basalt cliffs
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sandstone formations ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife ⓘ |
| habitatType |
Afro-alpine heath
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Afromontane forest patches ⓘ montane grassland ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park self-link ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mafadi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
San rock art
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dramatic mountain scenery ⓘ high level of endemism ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ steep basalt cliffs ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Zulu ⓘ |
| locatedIn | KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ |
| mainActivities |
cultural tourism
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hiking ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| maximumElevation | about 3450 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Barrier of Spears ⓘ |
| partOf | Drakensberg Mountains ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
exceptional natural beauty
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exceptional testimony to San culture ⓘ outstanding universal value ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(i)
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(iii) ⓘ (vii) ⓘ (x) ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | mixed cultural and natural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| winterConditions | frequent snowfall at higher elevations ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
this entity surface form:
Drakensberg Park
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uKhahlamba-Drakensberg World Heritage Site
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uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
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Maloti-Drakensberg Park (transboundary region)
this entity surface form:
uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park
this entity surface form:
uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park
this entity surface form:
uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site
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Maloti-Drakensberg Park
this entity surface form:
uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park
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Maloti-Drakensberg Park
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uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site
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uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
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World Heritage Site uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
this entity surface form:
uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park
this entity surface form:
Maloti-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site
this entity surface form:
uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park
this entity surface form:
Maloti-Drakensberg Park
this entity surface form:
World Heritage Site uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park
this entity surface form:
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
this entity surface form:
uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site
this entity surface form:
uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park
this entity surface form:
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
this entity surface form:
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
this entity surface form:
uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site
this entity surface form:
Maloti-Drakensberg Park
this entity surface form:
Maloti-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site