Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
Also known as Cape Floristic Kingdom, Cape Floristic Province, Cape Floristic Region, Cape Kingdom, Capensis, Province floristique du Cap, Région floristique du Cap, Royaume floral d'Afrique du Sud, Royaume floristique du Cap, South African Floristic Kingdom, South African Kingdom
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (ix), (x).
Region
Africa
South Africa
Inscribed
2004
Area
1,094,742 ha
In preparation
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas is about 30 km south of Cape Town. The nearest other World Heritage site is Robben Island, about 40 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Cape Town · about 3,215,000 peopleabout 30 km north
- Paarl · about 188,000 peopleabout 75 km north-east
- Hermanus · about 25,000 peopleabout 85 km east
- Worcester · about 128,000 peopleabout 110 km north-east
- Saldanha · about 68,000 peopleabout 140 km north
- Oudtshoorn · about 77,000 peopleabout 360 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
South AfricaCultural40 km away
South AfricaNatural346 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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