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Protected heritage site · Western Cape

West Coast Fossil Park

West Coast Fossil Park is a protected heritage site in Western Cape (Saldanha Bay municipality), about 17 km east of Saldanha.

Heritage and fossil sitesWestern Capenational heritage site of South Africa
—km² recorded size
—year established
—elevation of the point
17 kmeast of Saldanha
West Coast Fossil Park, Western Cape
Photo: TinJack · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Type
Protected heritage site (protected area, park)
Province
Western Cape
Local municipality
Saldanha Bay
Designations
national heritage site of South Africa
Coordinates
-32.9592, 18.1172
Nearest large town
Saldanha, 17 km east
Wikipedia articles
1 language
Sources: Wikidata Q7984795 · official website · Natural Earth (province outline)
Marcus Island Marine Protected AreaHopefield Private Nature ReserveWest Coast National ParkLangebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaJutten Island Marine Protected AreaMalgas Island Marine Protected AreaWest Coast Fossil Park
Highlighted: Western Cape. Yellow pin: West Coast Fossil Park.

Nearby

GBIF records within 3 km

Wildlife recorded around West Coast Fossil Park

129 mammal and 18 420 bird occurrence records within 3 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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