Akkerendam Nature Reserve

Akkerendam Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Northern Cape (Hantam municipality), about 5 km north of Calvinia. It covers 27,5 km² — number 7 by size of the 9 Northern Cape areas with a recorded size. Proclaimed or established in 1962.

Nature reserves Northern Cape IUCN Ia

27,5km² recorded size

1962year established

—elevation of the point

5 kmnorth of Calvinia

Facts

Type: Nature reserve
Province: Northern Cape
District: Namakwa District Municipality
Local municipality: Hantam
Size: 27,5 km² · 2 750 ha
Rank by size: 65 of 115 nationally · 7 in Northern Cape
Established: 1962
IUCN category: Ia — strict nature reserve
Coordinates: -31.4250, 19.7736
Nearest large town: Calvinia, 5 km north
Wikipedia articles: 2 languages

Sources: Wikidata Q419699 · Natural Earth (province outline)

Highlighted: Northern Cape. Yellow pin: Akkerendam Nature Reserve.

Nearby

Oorlogskloof Nature ReserveNature reserve · 48 km²59 km west
Tankwa Karoo National ParkNational park92 km south
Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area · 710 km²119 km south-west
Ramskop Nature ReserveNature reserve119 km south-west
CederbergProtected area · 710 km²120 km south-west
Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area · 128 km²127 km south

GBIF records within 3 km

Wildlife recorded around Akkerendam Nature Reserve

8 mammal and 3 087 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.

Mammals

SpringbokAntidorcas marsupialis6

Birds

Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.

More nature reserves in Northern Cape

Billy Duvenhage Nature Reserve Rooiklippies Nature Reserve Brakputs Private Nature Reserve Rooipoort Nature Reserve Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve Goegap Nature Reserve Kalahari Gemsbok National Park Spitskop Natuurtuin The Koppie Nature Reserve