De Hoop Vlei
De Hoop Vlei
- Country:
- South Africa
- Site number:
- 34
- Area:
- 750.0 ha
- Designation date:
- 12-03-1975
- Coordinates:
- 34°27'26"S 20°23'18"E
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De Hoop Vlei. 12/03/75; Western Cape; 750 ha; 34°27'S 020°20'E. Provincial Nature Reserve. A coastal lake of seasonally varying levels of water and salinity, formed when dunes blocked the course of the Sout River. Important for numerous species of wintering and staging waterbirds. A major research programme is under way to monitor the impact of the military test range on the ecology of the reserve and surrounding area. The native turtle, common in the 1960s, has since become rare. Ramsar site no. 34. Most recent RIS information: 1998.
Administrative region:
Western Cape
National legal designation:
- provincial nature reserve
Last publication date:
01-01-1998
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- ZA34RIS.pdf
- ZA34RISformer.pdf
- ZA34map.pdf
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