Hottentots Holland Mountains

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The Hottentots Holland Mountains are a rugged mountain range in the Western Cape of South Africa, forming a prominent natural barrier between the Cape Town metropolitan area and the interior winelands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
natural barrier
biodiversityStatus biodiversity hotspot
climate Mediterranean climate
containsProtectedArea Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve
continent Africa
country South Africa
crossedBy Franschhoek Pass
Sir Lowry's Pass
drainageTo Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
ecoregion Fynbos biome
linked to: fynbos
feature river gorges
rocky peaks
steep cliffs
forms prominent natural barrier between Cape Town metropolitan area and interior winelands
formsBoundaryBetween Cape Town metropolitan area and interior winelands
geology Table Mountain Sandstone
hasSnowInWinter occasionally
highestPoint Somerset Sneeukop
highestPointElevation 1590 metres
importance scenic landscape of Western Cape
watershed for surrounding agricultural areas
knownFor deep valleys
rugged terrain
steep slopes
languageOfName Dutch
locatedEastOf Cape Town
locatedIn Western Cape
locatedNear Cape Town
managedBy CapeNature
near Franschhoek
Grabouw
Somerset West
orientation northwest–southeast
partOf Cape Floristic Region
Cape Fold Belt
Cape Fold Mountains
linked to: Cape Fold Belt
protectedBy Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve
receives winter rainfall
region Southwestern Cape
separates Cape Town metropolitan area
linked to: Greater Cape Town

Cape Winelands
usedFor ecotourism
hiking
mountain biking
vegetation fynbos

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Cape Flats borderedBy Hottentots Holland Mountains
Franschhoek Mountains locatedNear Hottentots-Holland Mountains
linked to: Hottentots Holland Mountains
Drakenstein Mountains adjacentTo Hottentots-Holland Mountains
linked to: Hottentots Holland Mountains
Cape Fold Belt contains Hottentots-Holland Mountains
linked to: Hottentots Holland Mountains