en.unionpedia.org

Hottentots Holland Mountains, the Glossary

The Hottentots Holland Mountains are part of the Cape Fold Belt in the Western Cape, South Africa.^[1]

24 relations: Cape Colony, Cape Floristic Region, Cape Fold Belt, Cape Town, CapeNature, Deciduous, Elgin, South Africa, Fynbos, Gordon's Bay, Grabouw, Groenland mountains, Hottentots Holland Mountains, Mediterranean climate, N2 (South Africa), Overberg, Sir Lowry's Pass, Somerset West, South Africa, Steenbras Dam, Table Mountain Sandstone, Villiersdorp, Viticulture, Western Cape, World Heritage Site.
Mountain ranges of the Western Cape

Cape Colony

The Cape Colony (Kaapkolonie), also known as the Cape of Good Hope, was a British colony in present-day South Africa named after the Cape of Good Hope.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and Cape Colony

Cape Floristic Region

The Cape Floral Region is a floristic region located near the southern tip of South Africa.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and Cape Floristic Region

The Cape Fold Belt is a fold and thrust belt of late Paleozoic age, which affected the sequence of sedimentary rock layers of the Cape Supergroup in the southwestern corner of South Africa. Hottentots Holland Mountains and Cape Fold Belt are mountain ranges of the Western Cape.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and Cape Fold Belt

Cape Town

Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and Cape Town

CapeNature

CapeNature (officially the Western Cape Nature Conservation Board) is a governmental organisation responsible for maintaining wilderness areas and public nature reserves in Western Cape Province, South Africa.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and CapeNature

Deciduous

In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, after flowering; and to the shedding of ripe fruit.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and Deciduous

Elgin, South Africa

Elgin is a large, lush area of land, circled by mountains, in the Overberg region of South Africa.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and Elgin, South Africa

Fynbos

Fynbos is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and Fynbos

Gordon's Bay

Gordon's Bay (Gordonsbaai) is a harbour town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and Gordon's Bay

Grabouw

Grabouw is a town located in the Western Cape province of South Africa.Grabouw is located some 65 km south-east of Cape Town, over Sir Lowry's Pass from Somerset West, along the N2 highway.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and Grabouw

Groenland mountains

The Groenland (Dutch for "Greenland") is a small mountain range in the Western Cape, South Africa, and forms part of the Cape Fold Belt. Hottentots Holland Mountains and Groenland mountains are mountain ranges of the Western Cape.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and Groenland mountains

Hottentots Holland Mountains

The Hottentots Holland Mountains are part of the Cape Fold Belt in the Western Cape, South Africa. Hottentots Holland Mountains and Hottentots Holland Mountains are mountain ranges of the Western Cape.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and Hottentots Holland Mountains

Mediterranean climate

A Mediterranean climate, also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen as Cs, is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude).

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and Mediterranean climate

N2 (South Africa)

The N2 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through George, Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Port Shepstone and Durban to Ermelo.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and N2 (South Africa)

Overberg

Overberg is a region in South Africa to the east of Cape Town beyond the Hottentots-Holland mountains.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and Overberg

Sir Lowry's Pass

Sir Lowry's Pass is a mountain pass on the N2 national road in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and Sir Lowry's Pass

Somerset West

Somerset West (Somerset-Wes) is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and Somerset West

South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and South Africa

Steenbras Dam

The Steenbras Dam ("STEE-un bruss"), now referred to as Steenbras Lower Dam, is a gravity concrete arch type dam located in the Hottentots-Holland mountains, above Gordons Bay, near Cape Town in South Africa.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and Steenbras Dam

Table Mountain Sandstone

Table Mountain Sandstone (TMS) is a group of rock formations within the Cape Supergroup sequence of rocks.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and Table Mountain Sandstone

Villiersdorp

Villiersdorp is a town of approximately 10,000 people located in the Western Cape province of South Africa in the Overberg region.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and Villiersdorp

Viticulture

Viticulture (vitis cultura, "vine-growing"), viniculture (vinis cultura, "wine-growing"), or winegrowing is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and Viticulture

Western Cape

The Western Cape (Wes-Kaap; iNtshona-Koloni) is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and Western Cape

World Heritage Site

World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.

See Hottentots Holland Mountains and World Heritage Site

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hottentots_Holland_Mountains

Also known as Hottentots Holland, Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve, Hottentots-Holland, Hottentots-Holland Nature Reserve.