Knysna Heads
Knysna, South Africa
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What are the Heads in Knysna?
In layperson's terms, the Knysna Heads can be described as the rocky headlands at the western and eastern ends of the two peninsulas that embrace and define the Knysna basin. They also frame the Knysna Estuary's only entrance to the sea.
How deep are the knysna heads?
The channel between the Knysna Heads is 120 m wide and up to 15 m deep. The main channel becomes progressively shallower along its length, and is approximately 2 m in depth at the end of the tidal reach. There are no recent bathymetric maps of the estuary.
What is the history of the Knysna heads?
Separated by around 300 metres of water, The Knysna Heads are the headlands of two peninsulas that enclose and form the Knysna River Estuary. Formed over geological time beginning as far back as the break-up of the supercontinent, Gondwana, during the Jurassic, 180 million years ago.