geo.wikisort.org - ReservoirZeekoevlei is a freshwater lake on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa. [1] The lake is 258 hectares (640 acres) in area.[2] The name means hippopotamus pond or marsh, with "vlei" being Afrikaans for a shallow minor lake, often seasonal, and zeekoe (literally "sea-cow") being Dutch for hippopotamus. The Afrikaans word for hippopotamus,"seekoei", descends from the Dutch.
Freshwater lake on the Cape Flats in Cape Town
Body of water
Zeekoevlei |
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Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve on the Cape Flats of Cape Town, with the edge of Table Mountain visible in the background |
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Location | Western Cape Province, South Africa |
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Coordinates | 34°04′S 18°31′E |
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Type | lake |
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Surface area | 258 hectares (640 acres) |
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Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve (established in June 2000) is based on the lake. The total area of the reserve is 344 hectares (850 acres).[2] It is separated by a peninsula from the Rondevlei Nature Reserve and preserves endangered Cape Lowland Freshwater Wetland ecosystems. [3]
Zeekoevlei is used for recreational rowing and sailing.
See also
- Biodiversity of Cape Town – Diversity of the natural environment of Cape Town
- List of nature reserves in Cape Town
- Rondevlei Nature Reserve – Protected wetlands in Cape Town, South Africa
- Cape Lowland Freshwater Wetland – Vegetation type endemic to the Western Cape, South Africa
References
На других языках
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[fr] Zeekoevlei
Zeekoevlei est un lac d’eau douce situé dans les Cape Flats au Cap en Afrique du Sud[1].
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