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Richtersveld Cultural <strong>and</strong> Botanical L<strong>and</strong>scape World Heritage Site Nomination 6<br />

Executive Summary<br />

State Party: Republic of South Africa<br />

Province: Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Cape<br />

Name of Property The Richtersveld Cultural <strong>and</strong> Botanical L<strong>and</strong>scape<br />

Geographic Coordinates to <strong>the</strong> nearest second:<br />

Approximate Centre of World Heritage Site: Cornellsberg Mountain:<br />

28 36’ 00’’ S<br />

17 12’ 14’’ E<br />

Textual description of <strong>the</strong> boundaries of <strong>the</strong> nominated property<br />

The Richtersveld Community Conservancy is located in <strong>the</strong> northwestern corner of<br />

<strong>the</strong> Republic of South Africa, within <strong>the</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Cape Province. It is 160,000<br />

hectares <strong>and</strong> is bordered to <strong>the</strong> north by <strong>the</strong> Richtersveld National Park, to <strong>the</strong> east<br />

by <strong>the</strong> Helskloof (Nababiep) Provincial Nature Reserve <strong>and</strong> to <strong>the</strong> south by <strong>the</strong><br />

Richtersveld Communal Grazing Area. On its nor<strong>the</strong>ast border lies <strong>the</strong> Orange<br />

River which serves as <strong>the</strong> border with Namibia.

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