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.
Aliases (4)
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
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mountain range region → national park complex → protected area → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Drakensberg Park
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uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park → uKhahlamba-Drakensberg World Heritage Site → |
| area |
approximately 2428 square kilometres
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approximately 242813 hectares → |
| biodiversityHotspot |
Drakensberg Alpine Region
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| border |
Lesotho
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| climate |
temperate montane
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| 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
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| 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
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| formsPartOf |
Great Escarpment of southern Africa
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| geology |
basalt cliffs
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sandstone formations → |
| governingBody |
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife
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| habitatType |
Afro-alpine heath
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Afromontane forest patches → montane grassland → |
| hasOfficialName |
uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
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| highestPoint |
Mafadi
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| knownFor |
San rock art
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dramatic mountain scenery → high level of endemism → rich biodiversity → steep basalt cliffs → |
| languageOfName |
Zulu
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| locatedIn |
KwaZulu-Natal
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| mainActivities |
cultural tourism
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hiking → rock climbing → wildlife viewing → |
| maximumElevation |
about 3450 metres above sea level
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| meaningOfName |
Barrier of Spears
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| partOf |
Drakensberg Mountains
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| 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
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear |
2000
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| winterConditions |
frequent snowfall at higher elevations
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
("uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park")
→
uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park ("Drakensberg Park") → uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park ("uKhahlamba-Drakensberg World Heritage Site") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
KwaZulu-Natal
("uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park")
→
South Africa → |
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
|
uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
→
|
hasOfficialName |
|
Thabana Ntlenyana
("Maloti-Drakensberg Park (transboundary region)")
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|
protectedArea |