Knersvlakte
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knersvlakte-292-4807589
title:
Knersvlakte
text:
The Knersvlakte is a region of hilly terrain covered with quartz gravel in Namaqualand in the north-west corner of the Western Cape Province of South Africa. The name, literally "gnashing plain" in Afrikaans, is thought to be derived from the crunching of wagonwheels as they moved over the hard quartz stones. The Knersvlakte is a Succulent Karoo and dominated by leaf succulents belonging to the Aizoaceae and Crassulaceae, with a variety of shrubs spread amongst them. The climate of the region is
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description:
Succulent Karoo bioregion in South Africa
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knersvlakte
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date modified:
2024-03-17T10:11:57Z
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