--- title: "Cape Kelp Forests: named one of the Seven Wonders of the World" description: "Posted on 7/20/2021 Cape Kelp Forests: named one of the Seven Wonders of the World Bloomberg has included the vast Cape Kelp Forests in its latest release" image: https://blog.nox.capetown/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/pexels-taryn-elliott-5547005-scaled-e1626776916706-1.jpg --- [![Nox. rent. buy. manage. sell](https://blog.nox.capetown/hs-fs/hubfs/rent.%20buy.%20manage.%20sell-2.png?width=155&height=87&name=rent.%20buy.%20manage.%20sell-2.png "Nox. rent. buy. manage. sell")](https://nox.capetown/) [![Nox. rent. buy. manage. sell](https://blog.nox.capetown/hs-fs/hubfs/rent.%20buy.%20manage.%20sell-2.png?width=210&height=118&name=rent.%20buy.%20manage.%20sell-2.png "Nox. rent. buy. manage. sell")](https://nox.capetown/) [![Nox. rent. buy. manage. sell](https://blog.nox.capetown/hs-fs/hubfs/rent.%20buy.%20manage.%20sell-2.png?width=210&height=118&name=rent.%20buy.%20manage.%20sell-2.png "Nox. rent. buy. manage. sell")](https://nox.capetown/) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. - [Property Management](https://noxmanagement.co.za/) - [Property Sales](https://www.noxproperty.co.za/) - [Holiday Rentals](https://www.noxrentals.com/) - More - [Blog](https://blog.nox.capetown/blog) - [We Give Back](https://nox.capetown/we-give-back/) - [Nox in the Press](https://nox.capetown/nox-in-the-press/) - [Contact Us](https://nox.capetown/contact-us/) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # Cape Kelp Forests: named one of the Seven Wonders of the World by [Nox](https://blog.nox.capetown/blog/author/nox) | Jul 20, 2021   Bloomberg has included the vast Cape Kelp Forests in its latest release of the Seven Wonders of the World. These beautiful and mysterious forests are also known as the Great African Sea Forest and are bigger than the Grand Canyon. The meeting of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans are said to be part of the reason the growth of our kelp forests are so incredible.The forests are home to an enormous variety of wildlife and sea creatures. The Oscar-winning [My Octopus Teacher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Octopus_Teacher) Netflix documentary showcases some of the incredible underwater forests and it's wildlife. Opening up the doors to this rarely explored land. 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