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Town in Western Cape, South Africa
Knysna
Town
From top: An aerial view of Knysna and its waterfront area, with the lagoon visible in the background to the right, Left: Knysna viewed from the West, Right: The Royal Hotel, Left: St George's Church, Right: Tsitsikamma Forests, Bottom: Knysna Heads
Coat of arms
Motto(s):
Concilio et Prudentia (Latin:With Co-operation and Prudence)
Knysna (/ˈnaɪznə/) is a town with 76,150 inhabitants (2019 mid-year estimates) in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is one of the destinations on the loosely defined Garden Route tourist route. It is situated 60 kilometres east of the city of George on the N2 highway, and 33 kilometres west of the Plettenberg Bay on the same road.
^Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.
^ abc"Main Place Knysna". Census 2011.
^"Knysna Municipality 2019" (PDF). Western Cape Government. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
Knysna (/ˈnaɪznə/) is a town with 76,150 inhabitants (2019 mid-year estimates) in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is one of the destinations...
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The Knysna /ˈnaɪznə/ seahorse or Cape seahorse (Hippocampus capensis) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is endemic to the south coast...
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Zizeeria knysna, the dark grass blue or African grass blue, is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in Africa, on Cyprus and the Iberian Peninsula...
The Knysna River (in Afrikaans: Knysnarivier) is a river flowing in the Western Cape province in South Africa. It has its source in the Outeniqua Mountains...
The Knysna elephants were the relicts of once substantial herds of African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) in the Outeniqua/Tsitsikamma region of southernmost...
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The Knysna dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion damaranum) is a species of dwarf chameleon in the Bradypodion ("slow footed") genus that is endemic to South Africa...
The Knysna warbler or Knysna scrub warbler (Bradypterus sylvaticus) is a very shy and cryptic warbler, endemic to the coastal regions of South Africa....
amalgamating the existing Tsitsikamma and Wilderness National Parks, the Knysna National Lake Area, and various other areas of state-owned land. The park...
Knysna Yacht Club, or simply the KYC, is a sailing club located in town of Knysna, on the Indian Ocean coast of South Africa. The Club was founded on...
Knysna Fine Art is a commercial art gallery in Knysna, in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Knysna Fine Art was founded in 1998 by its owner...
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Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and volunteered as a teacher at a school in Knysna, South Africa. They studied drama at the University of Bristol, but left...
Cyrtanthus obliquus, the Knysna lily, is a species of flowering plant in the amaryllis family. It has spiralling leaves and large pendulous flowers. It...
Arts Festival is an annual LGBTQ Pride carnival event and parade held in Knysna, a coastal township in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Events...
The Knysna banana frog (Afrixalus knysnae) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate...
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Nature Reserve is a registered public nature reserve located in the town of Knysna in the Garden Route district of the Western Cape province in southwestern...
Crassula lactea known as Taylor's Parches is a perennial flowering plant native to southern Africa. It blooms in the winter with white flowers. Wikimedia...
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7 °C (45 °F). The temperate rainforests of South Africa are part of the Knysna-Amatole forests that are located along South Africa's Garden Route between...
Knysna Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South...
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