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The Blouberg, meaning "Blue Mountain" in Afrikaans, is a range of mountains in Limpopo Province, at the far north of South Africa. It is located in Blouberg Local Municipality, Capricorn District.〔(Seraki Blouberg Route - South Africa - Open Africa )〕 The Blouberg has traditionally been an important place for the Tswana people in the area. This rocky mountain range rises over a plateau averaging 900 m to the west of the western end of the Soutpansberg range. The Blouberg is topped by massive rocky outcrops resembling castles or fortifications with sheer walls. Its highest point reaches 2,040 m and is also the highest point of the entire Soutpansberg/Blouberg system.〔(Soutpansberg - Introduction )〕 The Brak River (also known as ''Hout River''), a tributary of the Sand River, flows diagonally along the southeastern edge of the Blouberg,〔(About Blouberg )〕 separating it from the Soutpansberg further east. Although both ranges are clearly delimited from the geographical point of view, geologically the Blouberg is homonymous with the Soutpansberg.〔(Ecoport Soutpansberg )〕 The Blouberg is part of the 'Vhembe Biosphere Reserve', named a biosphere reserve by UNESCO since 2009.〔(Vhembe Region named UNESCO’s Biosphere Reserve )〕 The reserve includes also the neighboring Makgabeng Plateau, the Soutpansberg, the northern part of the Kruger National Park, the Makuleke Wetlands and the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape.〔(UNESCO - Biosphere Reserve Information )〕 ==Ecology== The vegetation of the Blouberg ranges from sub-tropical veld or savanna at the base, to a kind of Afro-montane vegetation related to the Cape Fynbos near the summits. The rocky cliffs are a haven for birds of prey such as the Cape vultures.〔(Blouberg Nature Reserve, Limpopo )〕 The Blouberg, like its larger neighbor further east, the Soutpansberg, is known for a high level of endemism of its invertebrate fauna, such as the Swanepoel's widow butterfly that is found on the southern slopes of the range. The Waterberg flat lizard and a subspecies of the common flat lizard are found in this range. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blouberg (range)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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