Garden Route National Park

Garden Route National Park IUCN Category II - National Park
location	South Africa
surface	1210 km²
WDPA ID	881
Geographical location	34 ° 0 ′  S , 23 ° 16 ′  E Coordinates: 34 ° 0 ′ 18 ″  S , 23 ° 15 ′ 44 ″  E
Setup date	March 6, 2009
administration	South African National Parks

The Garden Route National Park ( English Garden Route National Park ) is a national park in South Africa . It was created on March 6, 2009 through the amalgamation of Wilderness National Park , Knysna National Lake Area , Tsitsikamma National Park and other state lands.

nature

The national park stretches along a coastal strip on the Indian Ocean from Wilderness in the west via Knysna to Cape St. Francis at St. Francis Bay . The coastal landscape at Wilderness with its lakes, rivers, inlets and beaches is set against lush forests and lofty mountains. Nature trails run through dense forests along calm rivers. The jagged boulders of the Knysna Heads connect the Knysna Lagoon to the Indian Ocean. The lagoon is home to the seahorse of the same name and a large number of marine animals and plants. Sandbanks and salt marshes offer many living things an optimal habitat. Along the coast between Cape St. Francis and Plettenberg Bay stretches a 5.5 kilometers wide strip of the coastal sea. The vegetation is very lush and diverse. The dense forest is one of the last primeval forests in South Africa. Many watercourses flow from the Tsitsikamma Mountains to the sea thanks to the high amounts of precipitation.

See also

• Wilderness National Park
• Knysna National Lake Area
• Tsitsikamma National Park

Picture gallery

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  Former Wilderness National Park

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  Knysna Heads

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  The waterfall at the beginning of the Otter Trail

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  Coastline of the former Tsitsikamma National Park

proof

1. ^ Foundation of the Garden Route National Park . Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. March 6, 2009. Archived from the original on June 28, 2009. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 9, 2009. 

Web links

• South African National Parks: Garden Route National Park . National park administration website at www.sanparks.org (English)