🏞️ Boosmansbos Wilderness Area

South Africa · Africa · 33.92°S, 20.87°E

The Boosmansbos Wilderness Area of 142 km2 (55 sq mi) is situated 20 km (12 mi) 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.

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Country	South Africa
Continent / region	Africa
Coordinates (approx.)	33.92°S, 20.87°E · view on map

Boosmansbos Wilderness Area is located in South Africa, in Africa.

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