Agulhas National Park Agulhas National Park Southern Africa Environment Page A service of the Southern Africa Environment Project South Africa's newest National Park, announced in March of 1999, is at Agulhas Bay, on the southern-most point of Africa. It is a boon for conservationists and nature-lovers alike, and it is hoped that many will come to this park from both within and outside of South Africa. Cape Agulhas business might go to court to shatter the long-standing misconception that the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet at Cape Point on the Peninsula. The new park was also declared a Gift to the Earth, in line with the WWF-World Wide Fund for Nature's global The Living Planet Campaign.
Geographical extremities capture the imagination.
From ancient mariners to contemporary man, the quest has always been to reach the poles, sail around the tips of continents, climb the tallest peaks and dive to the deepest depths. In this adventurous spirit Cape Agulhas was no different. As the Southern-most tip of Africa, it has always had its own mystery and mystique. A core 100ha at the southern tiphas been acquired partly through a land purchase by the SA National Parks Trust and partly by contractual agreement with Portnet to include its property at the nearby historic Cape Agulhas lighthouse.