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Nature reserve · Northern Cape

Rooipoort Nature Reserve

Rooipoort Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Northern Cape, about 48 km west of Kimberley. It covers 400 km² — number 4 by size of the 9 Northern Cape areas with a recorded size. Proclaimed or established in 1893.

Nature reservesNorthern Cape
400km² recorded size
1893year established
—elevation of the point
48 kmwest of Kimberley

Facts

Type
Nature reserve
District
Frances Baard District Municipality
Local municipality
Sol Plaatjie
Size
400 km² · 40 000 ha
Rank by size
24 of 115 nationally · 4 in Northern Cape
Established
1893
Coordinates
-28.6367, 24.2786
Nearest large town
Kimberley, 48 km west
Sources: Wikidata Q129033373 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Mattanu Private Game ReserveMarrick Private Game ReserveMokala National ParkAlmar Exclusive Game RanchBilly Duvenhage Nature ReserveSandveld Nature ReserveRooipoort Nature Reserve
Highlighted: Northern Cape. Yellow pin: Rooipoort Nature Reserve.

Nearby

GBIF records within 12 km

Wildlife recorded around Rooipoort Nature Reserve

21 mammal and 19 479 bird occurrence records within 12 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.

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