Detourmap
Nature & landscapes in South Africa
South Africa has 119 nature & landscapes on Detourmap — parks, mountains, waterfalls, caves, volcanoes and coves. The best known is Cape of Good Hope. All of them are below.
- Nature
- 119
- Oldest
- Kruger National Park 1926
- Little known
- 61 of 119
- Most from
- 20th century
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5.Cape Agulhas
Nature · Renowned
Headland in the Western Cape, South Africa, the southernmost point of mainland Africa
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6.Vredefort crater
Nature · Renowned
Largest verified impact crater on earth, dating from the Paleoproterozoic Era
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7.Tugela Falls
Nature · Renowned
Waterfall in South Africa and the second tallest waterfall in the world
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9.Addo Elephant National Park
Nature · 20th century · Notable
National park in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
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13.Augrabies Falls National Park
Nature · 20th century · Notable
National park in the Northern Cape, South Africa
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16.Agulhas National Park
Nature · 20th century · Notable
National park in the Western Cape, South Africa
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17.False Bay
Nature · Notable
Bay of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to Cape Town, South Africa; so called because sailors confused Cape Point and Cape Hangklip
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18.Table Mountain National Park
Nature · 20th century · Notable
National park on Cape Peninsula, South Africa, which protects the natural environment of the Table Mountain Chain
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19.Bontebok National Park
Nature · 20th century · Notable
National park in the Western Cape, South Africa
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21.Golden Gate Highlands National Park
Nature · 20th century · Notable
National park in South Africa
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25.Marion Island
Nature · Notable
Uninhabited, inhospitable sub-Antarctic volcano island owned by South Africa since 1947
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26.Rising Star Cave
Nature · Notable
The Rising Star cave system (also known as Westminster or Empire cave) is located in the Malmani dolomites, in Bloubank River valley.
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27.Marakele National Park
Nature · 20th century · Notable
Marakele National Park is a National Park that is part of the Waterberg Biosphere in Limpopo Province, South Africa
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33.Royal Natal National Park
Nature · 20th century · Notable
A provincial park (despite the name) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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37.De Hoop Nature Reserve
Nature · 20th century · Notable
Nature reserve in the Western Cape, South Africa
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42.Waterberg Biosphere
Nature · 21st century · Notable
Biosphere reserve in South Africa | designated in 2001
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44.Prince Edward Island
Nature · Notable
Uninhabited and inhospitable sub-Antarctic volcano island in the south Indian Ocean, belongs to South Africa since 1947
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60.Kosi Bay
Nature · 20th century · Hidden gem
Series of four interlinked lakes in the Maputaland area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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90.Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve
Nature · Hidden gem
Biosphere reserve in South Africa | designated in 2001
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92.De Mond Nature Reserve
Nature · 20th century · Hidden gem
Nature reserve in Western Cape, South Africa
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94.Silvermine Nature Reserve
Nature · Hidden gem
Part of the Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town, South Africa
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108.Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve
Nature · 20th century · Hidden gem
Nature reserve in Northern Cape, South Africa
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109.Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
Nature · Hidden gem
Marine conservation area in the Langebaan lagoon in the Western Cape province of South Africa
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113.Valley of Desolation
Nature · Hidden gem
Rocky defile in Camdeboo National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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115.Hole-in-the-Wall, Eastern Cape
Nature · Hidden gem
Natural hole in sea stack, carved by marine and river erosion
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117.Goedehoop natural rock bridge
Nature · Hidden gem
Natural sandstone formation on the Vaal River, South Africa
Questions about this page
How many nature & landscapes are there in South Africa?
119 on this map, out of 25,830 worldwide. That is what Wikidata records for South Africa with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article — the real number on the ground is larger, and for some countries much larger.
What is the best known of the nature & landscapes in South Africa?
Cape of Good Hope. Headland of Cape Peninsula, South Africa.
Which is the oldest?
Kruger National Park, dated to 1926. 21 of these 119 carry a founding date.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.