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Table Mountain is the northernmost end of a 50-kilometre-long (30 mi) and roughly six-to-ten-kilometre-wide (4 to 6 mi) Cape Fold Mountain range that forms the backbone of the Cape Peninsula, stretching from the Cape of Good Hope in the south to Table Mountain and its flanking Devil's Peak (to the east) and Lion's Head and Signal Hill (to the ...
Table Bay (Afrikaans: Tafelbaai) is a natural bay on the Atlantic Ocean overlooked by Cape Town (founded 1652 by Van Riebeeck) and is at the northern end of the Cape Peninsula, which stretches south to the Cape of Good Hope. It was named because it is dominated by the flat-topped Table Mountain.
Bloubergstrand is mainly a residential area, and attracts large numbers of visitors especially kitesurf enthusiasts. The beach at Bloubergstrand is a popular location for a classic view of Table Mountain across the bay and is one of the world's top kitesurf destinations. [citation needed] Robben Island is located 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of ...
Table View is a West Coast suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, named after its view of Table Mountain. It has expanded rapidly since the 1970s and has extensions such as Flamingo Vlei, Sunridge, West Riding, Parklands, Sunningdale, and Killarney. Table View has various shopping malls, such as Bayside Mall and Table Bay Mall.
Blouberg comprises the coastal suburbs of Bloubergstrand, Big Bay and Table View, which is the largest suburb of the area.Between these coastal suburbs and West Coast Road to the east are Bloubergrant, Blouberg Rise, Blouberg Sands and West Beach.
The street that divides Eversdal and Stellenberg is named Mountain View as it has a view towards Table Mountain. View from Mountain View Street over Table Mountain; The 1969 Tulbagh earthquake [13] centred on Tulbagh in September 1969, at the time of the development of Stellenberg. As remembrance to this event a street was named Tulbagh.
The average height above sea level is 750 m, compared to 1,060 m for Table Mountain. [1] Under the Dutch East India Company, the range was known as the Castle Mountains (Dutch: Kasteelbergen) or Gable Mountains (Dutch: Gevelbergen). [1] Twelve Apostles panoramic view
Blouberg (literally meaning blue mountain) can refer to: Blouberg, Western Cape, a group of suburbs north of Cape Town and comprises Bloubergstrand, Table View and Parklands among other suburbs Bloubergstrand, a beach town near Cape Town named after the mountain; Blouberg (range), a rocky range in Limpopo Province