Lapalala Wilderness
The Lapalala Wilderness is a wilderness area within the Waterberg Biosphere, Limpopo Province, South Africa. This 360 square kilometre nature reserve contains bushveld, grasslands, marsh and riparian habitats. In addition there are well preserved Stone Age rock paintings on bluffs above the Palala River that flows through this wilderness area.[1] The Waterberg Biosphere itself is the first region in the northern part of South Africa to be named as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.[2]
It covers an area of 48,000 hectares. Lapalala is bisected by the perennial Palala river that drains the area from south to north. The most important tributary to the Palala River is the perennial Bloklands Spruit.
Eight different types of land have been identified in the reserve, which is an indicator of heterogeneity, and thus the diversity of Lapalale habitats. The diversity of habitats and long-term conservation is attractive to a large number of birds and wildlife.[3]
See also
References
- ^ C.Michael Hogan, Mark L. Cooke and Helen Murray, The Waterberg Biosphere, Lumina Technologies, May 22, 2006. Archived 1 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ William Taylor, Gerald Hinde and David Holt-Biddle, The Waterberg, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa (2003) ISBN 1-86872-822-6
- ^ "Lapalala Reserve". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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Coordinates: 23°50′32″S 28°21′59″E / 23.8422°S 28.3663°E
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