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Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve is a 3,000-hectare (7,400-acre) protected natural area in Cape Town, South Africa, located on the city's northern outskirts. This reserve protects an important part of Cape Town's natural and cultural heritage, including the Atlantis Aquifer. It is adjacent to the Koeberg Nature Reserve.
Witsand Nature Reserve (Afrikaans: Witsand-natuurreservaat) is located in Northern Cape, South Africa, and covers 3,500 hectares. The reserve is 80 km southwest of Postmasburg and 59 km northeast of Groblershoop. The reserve is dominated by sand dunes on a plateau around 1,200 m above sea level.
The British colonial government granted the farm Westfield, where Witsand now stands, to Captain Benjamin Moodie on 10 October 1831. In the late 1800s, the Moodies permitted residents of Heidelberg, including farmers and townspeople, to vacation in Witsand, known for its good fishing and its white sandy beach that inspired its name.
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Atlantis is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is 40 km (25 mi) north of Cape Town. [2] [3] As of 2024, it has approximately 90,207 residents ...
Featherbed Nature Reserve is situated within the Cape Floristic Region.Its vegetation is characterised by Knysna Sand Fynbos and coastal dune thicket. Large portions of the fynbos, and large stands of invasive alien vegetation [6] (particularly rooikrans - Acacia cyclops), which once infested the Reserve, were decimated by fires in the 2017 Cape storm and Kynsna fires. [7]
Wilderness is a seaside town on the Garden Route of the southern Cape in South Africa.It is situated a short distance to the east from the city of George, on the N2 down the Kaaiman's River Pass.
Withnoe (Main) Beach portion of Whitsand Bay. Whitsand Bay, situated in south east Cornwall, England, runs from Rame Head in the east to Portwrinkle in the west. It is characterised by sheer, high cliffs, dramatic scenery and long stretches of sandy beaches. The South West Coast Path runs the length of the bay.