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Tygerberg Zoo
🇿🇦 South Africa
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, South Africa
Tygerberg Zoo was a 24-hectare (59-acre) zoo near Stellenbosch, South Africa, which was the only zoo in the Western Cape province and the closest to Cape Town. Established in 1979, it was privately run, operated for 33 years, and closed in 2012. It was "once a major tourist attraction and a hot spot for school educational outings" according to Cape Times coverage of its closure. Featured animals included chimpanzees and tigers, lions, and cheetahs. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
33.767° S 18.715° E
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Where is Tygerberg Zoo?
South Africa
Tygerberg Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in South Africa. Its coordinates are 33.767° S, 18.715° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Table Mountain National Park, about 60 km away.
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