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CLUE: This park straddles the border between South Africa and Namibia and
was formed in the early 2000’s. Regarded as the most unique mega-ecosystem
in the world
ANSWER: /Ai-/Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier Park
P.S: Namibia and South Africa renew transfrontier park treaty in effort to
increase tourism
Ai-Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier Park is made up of rugged kloofs, high
mountains and dramatic landscapes that sweep away inland from the Orange
River divulge the fact that you are now in the vast mountain desert.
An international treaty, signed in 2003, incorporated the AiAis Hot Springs Game
Park in Namibia and Ai-Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier National Park in South
Africa, resulting in the establishment of the Ai-Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier National Park.
This is a harsh and unpredictable land where water is scarce and life-sustaining
moisture comes in the form of early morning fog called Ihuries or Malmokkies by
the local people which rolls in from the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean, sustaining a remarkable range of small reptiles, birds and mammals.
A staggering assortment of plant life, some species occurring nowhere else, is to
be found here, with gnarled quiver trees, tall aloes and quaint half-mens keeping
vigil over this inscrutable landscape.
One of the main features of the combined park is the worlds second largest
canyon the Fish River Canyon.
GUEST: GENEVIEVE MAASDORD - Regional Communications for the Arid
Parks