Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve
The Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve is located in South Africa between the cities of Pretoria and Johannesburg to the east and Rustenburg to the west. The reserve lies at the interface of two great African biomes — the Central Grassland Plateaux and the sub-Saharan savannah — and the remnants of a third biome, the Afro‐montane forest.Photo: Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hekpoort.
Hekpoort
Village
Hekpoort is a small town in Gauteng, South Africa on the R560 road near the Magaliesberg mountain range. The town is around 60 km southwest of Pretoria. Hekpoort is situated 6 km southwest of Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve.
Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve
- Type: Protected area
- Description: Biosphere reserve in South Africa | designated in 2015
- Category: biosphere reserve
- Location: North West Province, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-25.85139° or 25° 51′ 5″ southLongitude
27.66434° or 27° 39′ 52″ eastInception
July 3rd, 2015Open location code
5G694MX7+CPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1166055069Wikidata ID
Q22771856
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Satellite Map
Discover Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hekpoort Cemetery and Graeme’s Farm Airstrip.
Nearby Places
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