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South Africa

Peat accumulation in South Africa started in some areas after the ice age. Many mires in South Africa occur at altitudes over 1,000 meters. Most of South Africas mires occur in the temperate climatic zone, though high altitude range means that climate can vary considerably over a short distance. Fuel peat and horticultural peat is produced from some South African peatlands.

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Reed swamps with Phragmites australis in the Northern Kwa-Zulu Natal (Mkuse swamp).
Copyright Mara Pakalne 1999.

Salt marshes in the Langebaan National Park.
Copyright Mara Pakalne 1999.

Mangroves near the Atlantic Ocean.
Copyright Mara Pakalne 1999.

Wetlands in the Baberspan Ramsar site.
Copyright Mara Pakalne 1999.

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	Reed swamps with Phragmites australis in the Northern Kwa-Zulu Natal (Mkuse swamp). Copyright Mara Pakalne 1999.
	Salt marshes in the Langebaan National Park. Copyright Mara Pakalne 1999.
	Mangroves near the Atlantic Ocean. Copyright Mara Pakalne 1999.
	Wetlands in the Baberspan Ramsar site. Copyright Mara Pakalne 1999.