Zeekoevlei
Zeekoevlei 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.
| 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 | |
  Zeekoevlei | |
| Location | Western Cape Province, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 34°04′S 18°31′E |
| Type | lake |
| Surface area | 258 hectares (640 acres) |
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
- ZEEKOEVLEI
- "Module 6 - South Reserves - Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve". planet.botany.uwc.ac.za. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- "Zeekoevlei"
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