Albany thickets

Albany thickets
Albany thickets
	African bush elephants in Addo Elephant National Park
	Map of the Albany thickets
Ecology
Realm	Afrotropical
Biome	Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Borders	List Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands, and forests; Kwazulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic; Lowland fynbos and renosterveld; Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets; Montane fynbos and renosterveld; Nama Karoo;
Geography
Area	17,100 km2 (6,600 sq mi)
Countries	South Africa
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/endangered

The Albany thickets is an ecoregion of dense woodland in southern South Africa, which is concentrated around the Albany region of the Eastern Cape (whence the region's name originates).