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Augrabies Falls National Park

National Park

Augrabies Falls National Park lies in South Africa's Northern Cape province, about 120 kilometers west of Upington, and was established in 1966 to protect the roughly 60 meter Augrabies Falls on the Orange River. Covering about 820 square kilometers, the park includes a granite gorge that runs for 18 kilometers and averages 240 meters deep, carved by the river's erosion. Its arid landscape is marked by distinctive quiver trees and supports springbok, gemsbok, the endangered south-central black rhinoceros, and rare Cape clawless otters, along with heritage sites of the original Khoekhoe and San inhabitants.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1966 2
Area (sq km)
820 2
Governing Body
South African National Parks 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
South African National Parks 1
Sources
1. Augrabies Falls National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikipedia lead extract, realm terrestrial
    Augrabies Falls National Park is a national park located around the Augrabies Falls, about 120 km (75 mi) west of Upington in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    South African National Parks
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    South African National Parks
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2. Wikidata: Augrabies Falls National Park
  • Wikidata Q760459, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata Q760459 P31 instance-of
  • Wikidata Q760459 P571 inception
  • Part Of: South Africa, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: South Africa
On Continent: Africa, Wikidata item for South Africa, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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