🌐 Waterberg Biosphere

South Africa · Africa · Biosphere Reserve · 23.75°S, 27.85°E

The Waterberg is a mountainous massif of approximately 654,033 hectare in north Limpopo Province, South Africa. The average height of the mountain range is 600 m with a few peaks rising up to 2,000 m above sea level. Vaalwater town is located just north of the mountain range. The extensive rock formation was shaped by hundreds of millions of years of riverine erosion to yield diverse bluff and butte landform. The ecosystem can be characterised as a dry deciduous forest or Bushveld. Within the Waterberg there are archaeological finds dating to the Stone Age, and nearby are early evolutionary finds related to the origin of humans.

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Quick facts

Country	South Africa
Continent / region	Africa
Protection type	🌐 Biosphere Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	23.75°S, 27.85°E · view on map

Waterberg Biosphere is a biosphere reserve in South Africa, in Africa. The details of why Waterberg Biosphere is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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