Golden Gate Highlands National Park lies in South Africa's Free State near the Lesotho border and was established in 1963, covering about 340 square kilometers. It is valued chiefly for its scenery rather than its wildlife, with golden, ochre, and orange sandstone cliffs and outcrops, most notably the Brandwag rock formation, along with caves and shelters holding San rock paintings. The park is the Free State's only national park and forms part of the planned Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area, and it hosts mongooses, eland, zebras, and more than 100 bird species, as well as significant fossil finds including the oldest known dinosaur embryos, belonging to Massospondylus.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodySouth African National Parks 1 Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)South African National Parks 1 Sources
1. Golden Gate Highlands National Park (Wikipedia)
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Golden Gate Highlands National Park is located in Free State, South Africa, near the Lesotho border.
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South African National Parks
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South African National Parks
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Golden Gate Highlands National Park
- Wikidata Q654851, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata Q654851 P31 instance-of
- Wikidata Q654851 P571 inception
- Part Of: South Africa, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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