Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

▪ nature conservation area, Africa
 nature conservation area in the Kalahari. It lies within South Africa and Botswana and occupies an area of 14,668 square miles (37,991 square km), about three-quarters of which is in Botswana. The park was established to protect migratory animal populations that cross the border of the two countries. It consists largely of reddish dunes, with species of acacia growing in the riverbeds. Quick grass, gemsbok cucumber, and such shrubs as driedoring and raisinbush provide forage for large herds of gemsbok (subspecies of oryx), gnu (wildebeest), springbok, and some red hartebeest. Among other wildlife are lions, the smaller cats such as caracals and servals, wild dogs, black-backed jackals, and ostriches and numerous other birds.

 The park was officially established in 2000 by the merger of South Africa's Kalahari Gemsbok National Park with Botswana's Gemsbok National Park, but, prior to that, it had been unofficially acknowledged since 1948 through a verbal agreement between the governments of the two countries. Kalahari Gemsbok National Park was established in 1931; Gemsbok National Park was established as a game reserve in 1932 and became a national park in 1971.
 

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park — NOTOC Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is a large wildlife preserve and conservation area in southern Africa. The park straddles the border between South Africa and Botswana and comprises two adjoining national parks: Kalahari Gemsbok National Park… …   Wikipedia

  • Kgalagadi-Transfrontier-Park — Kalahari Gemsbok Nationalpark IUCN Kategorie II …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park — Kalahari Gemsbok Nationalpark IUCN Kategorie II …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kgalagadi-Transfrontier-Nationalpark — Kalahari Gemsbok Nationalpark IUCN Kategorie II Lage …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park — Kalahari Gemsbok Nationalpark IUCN Kategorie II …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kgalagadi — means land of the thirst. It is located in Southern Africa.It may refer to the region in general or to one of the districts of Botswana, named Kgalagadi District.There is also the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park …   Wikipedia

  • Kgalagadi District — Demographic info|name=Kgalagadi capital=Tshabong population=42,049 census=2001 area=106,940 density=0.39 Kgalagadi is a district in southwest Botswana, lying along the country s border with Namibia and South Africa. The administrative center is… …   Wikipedia

  • Parc transfrontalier de Kgalagadi — Catégorie UICN II (parc national) Identifiant 874 Emplacement …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mokala National Park — IUCN Category II (National Park) …   Wikipedia

  • Peace park — A Transboundary Protected Area is a protected area that spans across boundaries of multiple countries, where the political border sections that are enclosed within its area are abolished. This includes removal of all forms of physical boundaries …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”