Wilderness
Wilderness is a coastal village situated in the Western Cape province in South Africa. It is set between the Kaaimans River and the Goukama Nature Reserve in the heart of the Garden Route, bordered by the Outeniqua Mountains and swept by the Indian Ocean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wilderness National Park and Touwsranten.
Wilderness National Park
Photo: Bernard DUPONT, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wilderness National Park, also called the Wilderness Section, is located around the seaside town of Wilderness between the larger towns of George and Knysna, in the Western Cape.
Touwsranten
Town
Touwsranten is a small town in the Western Cape in South Africa. The village lies near the banks of the Touws River and gets its name from there, with Touwsranten meaning "Touws edge" in Dutch. Touwsranten is situated 6 km northeast of Wilderness.
Wilderness
- Type: Locality with 7,390 residents
- Also known as: “Wildernis”
- Location: George Local Municipality, Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.99385° or 33° 59′ 38″ southLongitude
22.57574° or 22° 34′ 33″ eastPopulation
7,390Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
4GR42H4G+F7GeoNames ID
939930
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Wilderness”. Photo: Andresdewet, CC BY-SA 3.0.