Maloti-Drakensberg Park
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Tugela Gorge in the Royal Natal National Park part of the Heritage Site.
Includes
  1. uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park (South Africa)
  2. Sehlabathebe National Park (Lesotho)
CriteriaCultural and Natural: (i)(iii)(vii)(x)
Reference985bis-001
Inscription2000 (24th Session)
Extensions2013
Area249,313 ha (962.60 sq mi)
Buffer zone46,630 ha (180.0 sq mi)
Coordinates29°45′55″S 29°7′23″E / 29.76528°S 29.12306°E / -29.76528; 29.12306
Maloti-Drakensberg Park is located in Lesotho
Maloti-Drakensberg Park
Location of the park (map of Lesotho)
Maloti-Drakensberg Park is located in South Africa
Maloti-Drakensberg Park
Maloti-Drakensberg Park (South Africa)

The Maloti-Drakensberg Park is a World Heritage Site, established on 11 June 2001 by linking the Sehlabathebe National Park in the Kingdom of Lesotho and the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.[1] The highest peak is Thaba Ntlenyana rising to 3,482 metres.

Proposed extensions to the main park include the Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve (Free State) and Royal Natal National Park (KwaZulu-Natal) in South Africa; and the Bokong Nature Reserve and Ts'ehlanyane National Park in Lesotho.[2]: 7 

The park is situated in the Drakensberg Mountains which form the highest areas in the sub-region, and supports unique montane and sub-alpine ecosystems. These ecosystems hold a globally significant plant and animal biodiversity, with unique habitats and high levels of endemism. The park is also home to the greatest gallery of rock art in the world with hundreds of sites and many thousands of images painted by the Bushmen (San people).

The Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation and Development Area was conceived as a Peace park, covering about 8 113 km², made up of 5 170 km² (64%) in Lesotho and 2 943 km² (36%) in KwaZulu-Natal.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Maloti-Drakensberg Park". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  2. ↑ "NOMINATION OF : SEHLABATHEBE NATIONAL PARK-SNP (as an extension to the uKhahlamba Drakensberg World Heritage Site-South Africa)" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Protected Areas Register (PAR)". Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
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