Kalahari Gemsbok National Park - South Africa

Basic Information
Site Name
Kalahari Gemsbok National Park
Short name
KGNP
Country
South Africa
Web Address
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Operating Organisation
South African National Parks (SANParks)
South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON)
Kalahari Gemsbok National Park
Site Description
Kalahari Gemsbok National Park is situated in the Savanna Biome (Kalahari Duneveld Bioregion) and forms part of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Last modified
2025-01-21 15:01:00

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1931
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
SAEON✔ (LTER-SAF-ZA-19)This site is a verified "SAEON" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
Photos
not defined
not defined
Geographic
300 km
200 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: -26.475522 Longitude: 20.61386

Size
ca. 964178.55ha
Elevation (average)
900.00msl
Elevation (min)
740.00msl
Elevation (max)
1060.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Desert-scrub
Ecosystem Type
Desert
Deserts and xeric shrublands
EUNIS habitat
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Miscellaneous inland habitats with very sparse or no vegetation (H5)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Miscellaneous inland habitats with very sparse or no vegetation (H5) » Dry organic substrates with very sparse or no vegetation (H5.4)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
18.60°C
Precipitation Annual
190.00mm
Geology
Aeolian sand underlain by suberficial silcretes and calcretes of the Cenozoic Kalahari Group
Vegetation
Gordonia Buneveld, Gordonia Kameeldoring Bushveld, Auob Duneveld, Nossob Bushveld
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
not applicable
Design of Observation
only observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » XML database
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » Unknown number of beds
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
No
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
Data Policy URL
http://saeon.dirisa.org/management/it-governance/G373.2%20Policy%20and%20Guidel…
LTER Site Classification
Emerging