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Langjan Nature Reserve, is situated in Limpopo province, South Africa, on the R521 to Alldays, west of Makhado, close to the Blouberg Nature Reserve
This 4 774 hectare reserve and was established in 1954 to preserve the last autochthonous population of Oryx gazella. It is located between 22° 47'S and 22° 52'S and 29° 11'E and 29° 17'E and straddles the Brak River running approximately from south to north. The altitude is around 800m above sea level and is situated on conglomerate, limestone and sandstone and deep red Kalahari sand.
The vegetation is referred to as "arid sweet Bushveld"
Endemic species
Some of the important fauna found in the reserve include:
References
Langjan Nature Reserve Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA