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Protected area · Western Cape

Boosmansbos Wilderness Area

Boosmansbos Wilderness Area is a protected area in Western Cape, about 41 km east of Swellendam. It covers 142 km² — number 9 by size of the 23 Western Cape areas with a recorded size. Proclaimed or established in 1978.

Western Cape
142km² recorded size
1978year established
—elevation of the point
41 kmeast of Swellendam
Boosmansbos Wilderness Area, Western Cape
Photo: Winfried Bruenken ( Amrum ) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Type
Protected area
Province
Western Cape
District
Overberg
Local municipality
Swellendam
Size
142 km² · 14 200 ha
Rank by size
43 of 115 nationally · 9 in Western Cape
Established
1978
Part of
Cape Floristic Kingdom
Coordinates
-33.9167, 20.8667
Nearest large town
Swellendam, 41 km east
Wikipedia articles
3 languages
Sources: Wikidata Q4943787 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Bontebok National ParkMarloth Nature ReserveLang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampWerner Frehse Nature ReserveAnysberg Nature ReserveWild Rescue Nature ReserveBoosmansbos Wilderness Area
Highlighted: Western Cape. Yellow pin: Boosmansbos Wilderness Area.

Nearby

GBIF records within 7 km

Wildlife recorded around Boosmansbos Wilderness Area

5 mammal and 4 023 bird occurrence records within 7 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.

Mammals

Birds

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

More other protected areas in Western Cape

Rondevlei Nature ReserveCederberg Wilderness AreaGamkaberg Nature ReserveKnysna National Lake AreaMarloth Nature ReserveCederbergBoland Mountain ComplexTienie Versveld Wildflower ReserveMatjiesrivier Nature ReserveSwartberg Nature Reserve