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Zeekoevlei

Freshwater lake on the Cape Flats in Cape Town

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name	Zeekoevlei
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caption	Zeekoevlei in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, with the edge of Table Mountain visible in the background
location	Western Cape Province, South Africa
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area	258 ha
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Zeekoevlei is a freshwater lake in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. The lake is 258 ha in area. Its name means hippopotamus pond or lake, from the Afrikaans words seekoei (literally "sea cow") and vlei.

Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve (established in June 2000) is based on the lake. The total area of the reserve is 344 ha. It is separated by a peninsula from the Rondevlei Nature Reserve and preserves endangered Cape Lowland Freshwater Wetland ecosystems.

Zeekoevlei is used for recreational rowing and sailing.

References

"ZEEKOEVLEI".
"Module 6 - South Reserves - Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve".
[http://www.zeekoevlei.co.za/?page_id=4 "Zeekoevlei"]

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