Zeekoevlei
| Zeekoevlei | |
|---|---|
 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 / 34.067°S 18.517°E |
| Type | lake |
| Surface area | 258 hectares (640 acres) |
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 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
- ^ a b "Module 6 - South Reserves - Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve". planet.botany.uwc.ac.za. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ "Zeekoevlei"
