Boosmansbos Wilderness Area, Cape Floristic Region
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The Boosmansbos Wilderness Area of 142 km2 is situated 20 km north of Heidelberg in the eastern Langeberg mountain chain of the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Boosmansbos, i.e. 'angry man's forest', is named after a resident hermit of the early 19th century who had been known to scare youngsters who visited his apiaries. ()
Local name: Boosmansbos-wildernisgebied Unesco: from 2004Area: 54.83 mi²Coordinates: 33°55'51"S, 20°52'17"E
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