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Robben Island (Afrikaans: Robbeneiland) is an island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, north of Cape Town, South Africa. It takes its name from the Dutch word for seals ( robben ), hence the Dutch/Afrikaans name Robbeneiland , which translates to Seal(s) Island .
Robben Island Prison is an inactive prison on Robben Island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometers (4.3 mi) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa. Nobel Laureate and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela was imprisoned there for 18 of the 27 years he served behind bars before the fall of apartheid .
Robben Island (1 C, 4 P) Robinson Crusoe Island (11 P) S. Solovetsky Islands (2 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Prison islands" The following 70 pages are in this category ...
Msikaba Island: Eastern Cape north of Port Grosvenor: Prince Edward Island: Western Cape More than 1750 km southeast of Port Elizabeth: 4,500 hectares (11,000 acres) Robben Island: Western Cape near Cape Town in Table Bay
Sonny Venkatrathnam (27 July 1935 – 15 March 2019) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and human rights activist who was imprisoned in the Robben Island Maximum Security Prison along with other anti-apartheid activists including Nelson Mandela, Govan Mbeki, and Mac Maharaj. [1]
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The upper cable station is on the westernmost end of the Table Mountain plateau, at an elevation of 1,067 metres (3,501 ft). The upper cable station offers views over Cape Town, Table Bay and Robben Island to the north, and the Atlantic seaboard to the west and south. Amenities at the upper station include free guided walking tours, an audio ...
Robben Island (prison) 0–9. 1620 Robben Island earthquake; R. Robben Island Lighthouse This page was last edited on 7 June 2020, at 02:51 (UTC). Text is available ...