Matjiesrivier Nature Reserve
UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Matjiesrivier Nature Reserve is a nature reserve located in the north of the Western Cape province, close to the Cederberg Nature Reserve which borders its northwestern limit. It is part of the Cape Floral Kingdom ecosystem and is one of the Cape Floral Region Protected Areas.
It was purchased in 1995 by WWF South Africa and has since been managed by CapeNature, the Western Cape Province's state conservation agency.[1]
Its subsoil has a predominance of slate which favors the karoo (semi-desert type vegetation) on the fynbos.[1]
There are remarkable quantities of cave paintings by the Khoi-San (or Khoi) bushmen, in such numbers that new discoveries are regularly made. These rock paintings, which range in age from 300 to 6,000 years, trace the social and spiritual history of late Stone Age mankind, and are protected as National Monuments under the 1999 National Heritage Resources Act.
See also
South Africa portal
- Stadsaal Caves
Related articles
- Cederberg Nature Reserve
References
- ^ a b Dupuis, Floriane (January–February 2012). "Massif du Cederberg - Ballade nature en grès massif". Terre sauvage (in French). No. 1201. pp. 92–94.
External links
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CapeNature nature reserves
- Cederberg Wilderness Area
- Bird Island Nature Reserve
- Rocherpan Nature Reserve
- Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Area
- Knersvlakte Nature Reserve
- Matjiesrivier Nature Reserve
- Limietberg Nature Reserve
- Jonkershoek Nature Reserve
- Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve
- Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve
- Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve
- Outeniqua Nature Reserve
- Goukamma Nature Reserve
- Keurbooms River Nature Reserve
- Robberg Nature Reserve
