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  2. Bloubergstrand - Wikipedia

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    Bloubergstrand / ˌ b l oʊ b ər ɡ ˈ s t r æ n d / is a seaside suburb of the City of Cape Town, South Africa, along the shores of Table Bay, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) due north of the city centre of Cape Town. The name Bloubergstrand literally means "blue mountain beach" in Afrikaans, and is derived from Blaauwberg (231 metres

  3. Scelotes montispectus - Wikipedia

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    Scelotes montispectus, the Bloubergstrand dwarf burrowing skink, is a species of skink which is endemic to southwestern South Africa. [2] Distribution

  4. Biodiversity of Cape Town - Wikipedia

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    Table Mountain as seen from Bloubergstrand. Some examples of the region's plant biodiversity are seen in the foreground. Of the thousands of plant species that are indigenous to Cape Town, 190 are known to be endemic. In addition, there are over a hundred animal species that are restricted to the city. [5] Endemic plant species include the ...

  5. Category:Tourist attractions in Europe by country - Wikipedia

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    Lists of tourist attractions in Europe by country (46 C) + Tourist attractions in the Faroe Islands (8 C, 2 P) Tourist attractions in Gibraltar (9 C, 11 P)

  6. Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park - Wikipedia

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    The park is home to a large population of European bison, the continent's heaviest land animals.It has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of black and white storks, Eurasian eagle-owls, European honey-buzzards, and lesser spotted and greater spotted eagles.

  7. Lists of tourist attractions - Wikipedia

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    Mountaineering and other types of adventure tourism and ecotourism are important attractions for visitors. The world heritage site Lumbini , birthplace of Gautama Buddha, is located in southern Nepal, and there are other important religious pilgrimage sites throughout the country.

  8. Wildlife tourism - Wikipedia

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    Wildlife tourism mostly encompasses non-consumptive interactions with wildlife, such as observing and photographing animals in their natural habitats. [3] It also includes viewing of and interacting with captive animals in zoos or wildlife parks, and can also include animal-riding (e.g. elephant riding) and consumptive activities such as fishing and hunting, which will generally not come under ...

  9. De Alde Feanen National Park - Wikipedia

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    De Alde Feanen National Park (official, combination of Dutch and Frisian: Nationaal Park De Alde Feanen) is a national park in the Netherlands province of Friesland.The Alde Feanen is also a Natura 2000 area.