A provincial park (or territorial park ) is a park administered by one of the provinces of a country, as opposed to a national park . They are similar to state parks in other countries. They are typically open to the public for recreation. Their environment may be more or less strictly protected.
11-681: West Arm Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia , Canada . This British Columbia protected areas related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Provincial park Provincial parks ( Spanish : Parques Provinciales ) in the Misiones Province of Argentina include the Urugua-í Provincial Park and Esmeralda Provincial Park . The Ischigualasto Provincial Park , also called Valle de la Luna ("Valley of
22-610: Is the richest center of biodiversity in the province. Provincial parks in Belgium ( Dutch : provinciale domeinen , French : domaines provinciaux ) include Bois des Rêves, Chevetogne, Hélécine, Palogne, and Wégimont. These are typically public areas administered by the province for outdoor recreation such as swimming, canoeing, hiking and camping, with few or no fully protected portions. Provincial parks in Canada are protected areas of land and/or water designated by one of
33-656: Is two hours away. Various private game reserves nearly surround Phalaborwa. Hans Merensky Golf Estate is situated on the outskirts. Nearby natural attractions are Blyde River Canyon , the Three Rondavels , God's Window and Bourke's Luck Potholes ; the Tzaneen fruit farms and Hoedspruit game farms can all be visited within a day. Masorini, near Phalaborwa gate, is a reconstructed Ba-Phalaborwa hill village, with huts, grain storage areas, and an iron smelting site. Two townships, Namakgale and Lulekani are where
44-741: The Lapalala Game Reserve . Letaba Ranch Provincial Park in Limpopo Province is north of Phalaborwa , next to the Kruger Park and has an area of about 42,000 ha. The Letaba River runs through the park. Phalaborwa Phalaborwa (translated to English as better than the south; phala means better than and borwa means south ) is a town in the Mopani District Municipality , Limpopo province, South Africa . The name "Ba-Phalaborwa"
55-885: The Pedi and Tsonga reside. Rural areas such as Mashishimale, Humulani, Kurhula (Matshama Hi Nkano), Ben Farm (Majeje), Makushane and Ga-Maseke.Ga-selwane.majeje 3 and prieska are there. Phalaborwa is home to Palabora Mining . The massive open pit mine, nearly 2,000 meters across, is Africa's widest manmade hole. Founded in 1951, Foskor's Mining Division in Phalaborwa mines phosphate rock (foskorite and pyroxenite), from which Foskor's Acid Division in Richards Bay produces phosphoric acid and phosphate-based granular fertilisers for local and international markets. The opencast mine in Phalaborwa, in South Africa's Limpopo Province, has
66-674: The Moon" or "Moon Valley") due to its otherworldly appearance, is a provincial protected area in the north-east of San Juan Province , north-western Argentina. The Aconcagua Provincial Park is in Mendoza Province . The highest point is the north summit of the Cerro Aconcagua at 6,962 metres (22,841 ft). The Parque Provincial Pereyra Iraola is the largest urban park in the Buenos Aires Province . It
77-426: The capacity to yield 2.6 million tons per annum of phosphate rock concentrate from processing 35 million tons of ore per annum. Once crushed, milled, concentrated and dried, most of the phosphate rock concentrate is railed to Foskor's processing plant in Richards Bay, 800 km away on the country's east coast. Tourism and wildlife play a dominant role in the economy. Phalaborwa Airport is a commercial airport serving
88-480: The general public, day use parks or recreational parks that offer many services to visitors, often including bicycle , canoe , or kayak rentals, camping sites, hiking trails and beaches . In the province of Quebec , the provincial parks are labelled "national parks" and are all IUCN category II protected areas (like at the federal level, and as opposed to many provincial parks), and are managed by Société des établissements de plein air du Québec . Many parks in
99-765: The other provinces have the IUCN designation. Nwanedi Provincial Park is a scenic nature and game reserve on the foothills of the Venda mountains in the northern part of the Limpopo province of South Africa . Mokolo Dam Provincial Park almost surrounds the Mokolo Dam on the Mokolo River . It is located 32 km south of Lephalale , just northeast of the Marakele National Park and not far from
110-636: The provincial governments to protect nature or historical sites and to support recreation, tourism and education. The first provincial park, Queen Victoria Park in Niagara Falls , opened in 1888. The largest is the 2,355,200-hectare (5,820,000-acre) Polar Bear Provincial Park on Hudson Bay . Although provincial parks in Canada are not the same as national parks , their structures and purposes are very similar. The provincial and territorial parks systems generally have various park categories. Parks may be ecological reserves without facilities for use by
121-740: Was given to the area by the Sotho tribes who moved there from the south. It means "better than the south". The Sotho mined and smelted copper and iron ore there by 400 AD. It is located near the confluence of the Ga-Selati River and the Olifants , halfway up along the western border of the Kruger National Park in the Lowveld. It is the only town in South Africa that borders Kruger National Park . The border with Mozambique
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