SOUTH AFRICA INTERESTING FACTS Erika Vojtková, Kristína Birnšteinová, Daša Kovářová, III.E
1. TABLE MOUNTAIN flat-topped mountain Cape Town in South Africa Table Mountain National Park Hiking 2 hours
The Vredefort dome is the oldest meteor scar Average 300 km Free State Province UNESCO
2. FAST ANIMALS 3 of the 5 fastest land animals live in South Africa 1.Cheetah – 98 km/h 2.Antelope – 97 km/h 3.Lion – 80 km/h 4.Thomson's gazelle - 80 km/h 5.Wildebeest – 80 km/h 98 km/h 64 km/h 80 km/h
Languages of South Africa eleven official languages : Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu
3. BLYDE RIVER CANYON 25 km in length 750 m deep highest point Mariepskop: 1, 3th largest canyon in the world the largest green canyon in the world
Route 62 is the longest wine route in the world 850km long from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth
4. THE ROVOS RAIL one of the World's Top 25 Trains excellent accommodation, public spaces, service, dining and off-train sightseeing train-hotel from South Africa to Namibia and Tanzania
Largest Fauna The largest bird – the ostrich, the largest land mammal – the elephant, the tallest creature – giraffe, the largest fish – whale shark, the largest antelope – eland, the fastest land mammal – cheetah third in bio-diversity