10 exquisite natural wonders around Cape Town
Cape Town is famously ranked amongst some of the most beautiful city’s in the world. Her good looks go far beneath the surface though — beauty and substance we should say, with few spots around the world being quite as biodiverse as the Western Cape.
The Cape Floristic Region and the Succulent Karoo, for example, are two global biodiversity hotspots. They’re both Centres of Endemism, sites of global importance based on their high endemism and species richness. This is primarily due to the estimated 13 489 plant species in the Western Cape, 56% of the floral species occurring in South Africa. A total of six biomes are present in the province, namely Fynbos, Succulent Karoo, Nama Karoo, Forest, Albany Thicket and Grassland. And there are 174 different ecosystems present.
Source: capetownetc.com
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