The Heads, Knysna lagoon, Garden Route, Western Cape province

Knysna is part of the Garden Route, 25 kilometres west of Plettenberg Bay.

The town is primarily built on the northern shore of a large warm-water estuary, fed by the Knysna River.

The estuary opens to the ocean after passing between two large headlands, which are popularly known as the "The Heads".

PHOTO SOURCE: Hein von Horsten, courtesy of, and copyright, South Africa Tourism, a department of the government of South Africa, used with permission.

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