Protected Areas
West Coast National Park
National Park
Citation Formats
General Reference
APA Style
BibTeX
West Coast National Park lies about 88 kilometers north of Cape Town in South Africa's Western Cape and was established in 1985, covering about 363 square kilometers around the Langebaan Lagoon within the UNESCO Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve. Recognized by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area, the park is known for its bird life and for spring wildflowers that bloom from August to September, especially in its Postberg section. The Langebaan Lagoon, a Ramsar wetland site, hosts migratory Palearctic birds, while the park's coastal islands support breeding colonies of African penguins and Cape gannets.
Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.
View At A Past Year
The atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.