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Protected area · Northern Cape

Gamsberg Nature Reserve

Gamsberg Nature Reserve is a protected area in Northern Cape (Khâi-Ma municipality), about 111 km north-east of Springbok. It covers 218 km² — number 5 by size of the 9 Northern Cape areas with a recorded size. Proclaimed or established in 2019.

Northern CapeIUCN Ib
218km² recorded size
2019year established
—elevation of the point
111 kmnorth-east of Springbok

Facts

Type
Protected area
Local municipality
Khâi-Ma Local Municipality
Size
218 km² · 21 824 ha
Rank by size
36 of 115 nationally · 5 in Northern Cape
Established
2019
IUCN category
Ib — wilderness area
Coordinates
-29.1400, 18.8606
Nearest large town
Springbok, 111 km north-east
Sources: Wikidata Q131387871 · WDPA 555571136 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Goegap Nature ReserveBrakputs Private Nature ReserveNamaqua National ParkRooiklippies Nature ReserveǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier ParkNamaqua National Park Marine Protected AreaGamsberg Nature Reserve
Highlighted: Northern Cape. Yellow pin: Gamsberg Nature Reserve.

Nearby

GBIF records within 9 km

Wildlife recorded around Gamsberg Nature Reserve

2 mammal and 825 bird occurrence records within 9 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.

Birds

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

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