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Knysna (/ ˈ n aɪ z n ə /; Afrikaans pronunciation:) is a town with 76,150 inhabitants (2019 mid-year estimates) in the Western Cape province of South Africa.It is one of the destinations on the loosely defined Garden Route tourist route.
Featherbed Nature Reserve. / 34.07583°S 23.05556°E / -34.07583; 23.05556. Featherbed Nature Reserve is a privately owned nature reserve on the Western Headland of the Knysna River Estuary on South Africa’s Garden Route. [ 1][ 2] It was founded by South African television teacher, William Smith, on land that was bought in the 1950s ...
Buffelsbaai (also Buffels Bay and Buffalo Bay) is a small seaside village 20 kilometres [ 2] from Knysna in the Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The village is named after Buffelsbaai which stretches east of the village. It is a popular vacation destination with a small waterfront with stores.
Despite the small size of the ecoregion, the Knysna and Amatole forests are South Africa's largest individual forests. The Knysna forest has been exploited for valuable timber since the 18th century, and the Amatole forests since the 20th century. Since 1939 the forests have mostly been within protected areas and are recovering well, although ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This is a list of the heritage sites in Knysna, situated in the Western Cape, as recognized by the South African Heritage Resources Agency. SAHRA identifier Site name Description Town District NHRA status Coordinates Image 9/2/052/0001 Old Gaol, Queen ...
Brenton-on-Sea is a settlement and seaside resort town 15km west of Knysna in Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa . Named after Sir Jahleel Brenton, who declared Knysna a harbour in 1818, the area is home to the endangered Brenton blue butterfly . It is part of the Garden Route and a popular spot for ...
The area to become Knysna Municipality included part of the Outeniqua TRC. At the local elections of December 2000 the TLCs and TRCs were dissolved and the Knysna Municipality was established as a single local authority. At the same election the South Cape District Council was dissolved and replaced by the Eden District Municipality. In 2011 ...
The Garden Route National Park is a national park in the Garden Route region of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces in South Africa. It is a coastal reserve well known for its indigenous forests, dramatic coastline, and the Otter Trail. It was established on 6 March 2009 by amalgamating the existing Tsitsikamma and Wilderness National ...