Matjiesrivier Nature Reserve

The Matjiesrivier Nature Reserve is a nature reserve located in the north of the Western Cape province, close to the Cederberg Nature Reserve which borders its northwestern limit. It is part of the Cape Floral Kingdom ecosystem and is one of the Cape Floral Region Protected Areas.

Matjiesrivier Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Matjiesrivier Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Matjiesrivier Nature Reserve
LocationWestern Cape, South Africa
Coordinates32°31′0″S 19°23′02″E / 32.51667°S 19.38389°E / -32.51667; 19.38389
Area128 km2 (49 sq mi)
Established1995
Governing bodyCapeNature
World Heritage site2004 (Cape Floral Region Protected Areas)
www.capenature.co.za/reserves/matjiesrivier-nature-reserve
Part ofCape Floral Region Protected Areas
CriteriaNatural: ix, x
Reference1007-002
Inscription2004 (28th Session)
Extensions2015

It was purchased in 1995 by WWF South Africa and has since been managed by CapeNature, the Western Cape Province's state conservation agency.[1]

Its subsoil has a predominance of slate which favors the karoo (semi-desert type vegetation) on the fynbos.[1]

There are remarkable quantities of cave paintings by the Khoi-San (or Khoi) bushmen, in such numbers that new discoveries are regularly made. These rock paintings, which range in age from 300 to 6,000 years, trace the social and spiritual history of late Stone Age mankind, and are protected as National Monuments under the 1999 National Heritage Resources Act.

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References

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  1. ^ a b Dupuis, Floriane (January–February 2012). "Massif du Cederberg - Ballade nature en grès massif". Terre sauvage (in French). No. 1201. pp. 92–94.
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