Bushveld

Bushveld
Bushveld in the Waterberg Biosphere
  Extent of bushveld in Southern Africa
Ecology
RealmAfrotropical
Biometropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Borders
Geography
Area223,000 km2 (86,000 sq mi)
Countries
Conservation
Conservation statusVulnerable
Higher altitude bushveld near Mookgophong, Limpopo
Low altitude bushveld in the Limpopo valley

The Bushveld (from Afrikaans: bosveld, Afrikaans: bos 'bush' and Afrikaans: veld) is a sub-tropical woodland ecoregion of Southern Africa. The ecoregion straddles the Tropic of Capricorn and constitutes the southern part of the Zambezian region. It encompasses most of Limpopo and a small part of North West in South Africa, the Central and North-East Districts of Botswana and the Matabeleland South and part of Matabeleland North provinces of Zimbabwe. The Kruger National Park has a number of 'Bushveld' camps,[1] but these are strictly speaking in the lowveld, as these terms are sometimes used interchangeably. Although their limits are somewhat blurred,[2] lowveld is generally restricted to the more easterly parts of South Africa and Zimbabwe.

  1. ^ "Kruger National Park Camping". Kruger National Park Camping. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
  2. ^ "Lowveld - South Africa Geographic Regions".