Cape Floral

This article looks at the nature reserves of the South African Cape region. For the flora kingdom in southern Africa, see Cape flora .

Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
UNESCO world heritage
Table Mountain National Park
National territory:	South Africa
Type:	nature
Criteria :	ix, x
Surface:	553,000 ha
Reference No .:	1007
UNESCO region :	Africa
History of enrollment
Enrollment:	2004  (session 28)

The eight nature reserves in the Cape Floral region are located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces in South Africa .

They belong since 2004 to UNESCO - World Heritage . The total area of ​​the eight separate protected areas is 553,000 hectares.

The entire Cape flora kingdom ( Capensis ) covers only half a percent of the area of ​​Africa, but with almost a fifth of the plant species of Africa, of which almost a third is endemic, is considered a region with the most diverse flora in the world.

In the vegetation form called fynbos , numerous strategies of reproduction and seed dispersal by birds and insects as well as adaptations to bush fires are found. It is therefore of unique value for research into ecological and biological processes.

Other ecosystems are Renosterveld , Strandveld and Succulent Karoo .

Map with distribution of the protected areas
(1)  Table Mountain National Park - (2) Wilderness Area Groot Winterhoek - (3) Wilderness Area Zederberge - (4)  Boland Mountains - (5)  Nature Reserve De Hoop - (6) Wilderness Area Boosmansbos - (7)  Swartberge - (8)  Baviaanskloof

Components of the world natural heritage

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

UNESCO ID	Official name	region	Coordinates	Area in hectares	comment	image
ZA-1007rev	"Protected Areas of the Cape Floral Region" (2004)
1007-001	Table Mountain National Park	Western cape	34 ° 10 ′ 0 ″  S , 18 ° 22 ′ 30 ″  E	17,254.00
1007-002	Wilderness Area Cederberg	Western cape	32 ° 19 ′ 15 ″  S , 19 ° 7 ′ 0 ″  E	64,000.00
1007-003	Groot Winterhoek wilderness area	Western cape	33 ° 5 ′ 30 ″  S , 19 ° 8 ′ 0 ″  E	26,000.00
1007-004	Boland mountains	Western cape	33 ° 55 ′ 20 ″  S , 19 ° 9 ′ 50 ″  E	113,000.00
1007-005	De Hoop nature reserve	Western cape	34 ° 25 ′ 30 ″  S , 20 ° 29 ′ 30 ″  E	32,000.00
1007-006	Boosmansbos Wilderness Area	Western cape	33 ° 55 ′ 30 ″  S , 20 ° 52 ′ 40 ″  E	15,000.00
1007-007	Swartberg	Western cape	33 ° 22 ′ 0 ″  S , 22 ° 21 ′ 15 ″  E	112,000.00
1007-008	Baviaanskloof	Eastern Cape	33 ° 37 ′ 30 ″  S , 24 ° 1 ′ 0 ″  E	174,000.00

Web links

Commons : Cape Floral  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Park Management CapeNature (English)
• Entry on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website ( English and French ).
• Data sheet of the UNEP-WCMC (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cape Floral Region Protected Areas. whc.unesco.org, accessed May 3, 2015 .