Английская Википедия:Agulhas National Park
Шаблон:Short descriptionШаблон:Use South African English Шаблон:Infobox protected area The Agulhas National Park is a South African national park located in the Agulhas Plain in the southern Overberg region of the Western Cape, about Шаблон:Convert south-east of Cape Town. The park stretches along the coastal plain between the towns of Gansbaai and Struisbaai, and includes the southern tip of Africa at Cape Agulhas. Шаблон:Asof it covered an area of Шаблон:Convert.[1] Although one of the smallest national parks in South Africa,[2] it boasts 2,000 native plant species and a wetland that provides refuge to birds and amphibians.
Points of interest
The primary tourist attraction in the park is Cape Agulhas, the southernmost tip of Africa and the official meeting-point of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Nearby is the Agulhas lighthouse, the second-oldest lighthouse in South Africa, which also includes a small museum and tearoom.
- Whale watching in season – November to January.
- Animals to see include the southern right whale, African black oystercatcher, Damara tern and Cape platanna.
- Shipwrecks: several ships, including De Zoetendal, Шаблон:HMS, and HMS Arniston. foundered on the rocks near Cape Agulhas. Relics from some of the wrecks can be seen in the Bredasdorp Shipwreck Museum.
- Fynbos: hundreds of indigenous fynbos species are found here.
- A rich fish bank known as the Agulhas Bank.
References
External links
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- Английская Википедия
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- Protected areas of the Western Cape
- National parks of South Africa
- Cape Agulhas Local Municipality
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