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Veld

"Veldt" redirects here. For other uses, see Veldt (disambiguation).

Typical veld near Petrified forest in Namibia
Springbok in growing veld; Etosha National Park, Namibia
Springboks in the burned veld; Etosha National Park, Namibia

Veld (/vɛlt/ or /fɛlt/, Afrikaans and Dutch: veld, field), also spelled veldt, is a type of wide open rural landscape in Southern Africa. Particularly, it is a flat area covered in grass or low scrub, especially in the countries of South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and Botswana. A certain sub-tropical woodland ecoregion of Southern Africa has been officially defined as the Bushveld by the World Wide Fund for Nature.[1] Trees are not abundant—frost, fire and grazing animals allow grass to grow, but prevent the build-up of dense foliage.

  1. ^ "Southern Africa bushveld". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.

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