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View of Hermanus and Grotto Beach from Rotary Way. Hermanus (originally called Hermanuspietersfontein, but shortened in 1902 as the name was too long for the postal service, [1] Afrikaans: ['ɦæːrmɑːnəs]), is a town on the southern coast of the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Fisherhaven is a suburb of the whale watching town of Hermanus in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is situated next to the Bot River Lagoon, about 14 km from Hermanus center and about 14 km from Arabella Country Estate and Golf course. There is an abundance of indigenous fauna and flora.
Map of the provinces of South Africa, 1910–1976. Map of the provinces of South Africa, 1976–1994. This article lists the administrators of former South African provinces. It includes officials who headed various provinces in the period from 1910 to 1994, when South Africa was administratively divided into four provinces:
From Hermanus, the route continues eastwards, bypassing the Klein River Lagoon, to reach Stanford, where it turns to the south again, meeting the coast at Gansbaai. From Gansbaai, it continues east-south-east along the coast, bypassing Hydra Bay and Pearly Beach , to end in open countryside at Die Dam, close to the entrance to the Quoin Point ...
Walker Bay is a large bay located in the south-western Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the next major bay between False Bay near Cape Town and Cape Agulhas to the south-east. The bay is famous for having some of the best land based whale-watching in the world, which a town on its shores, Hermanus, has become famous for.
The Kleinrivier Mountains are a mountain range in the Cape Fold Belt of the Western Cape province of South Africa. Kleinrivier means "Small River" in Afrikaans and is named after the Klein River in the area that mouths out near Hermanus where the range begins in the west, then continues eastward to north-east of Stanford and terminates at ...
Vermont is a seaside town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Located near Cape Town, the town adjoins the settlement of Onrusrivier and is also close to the town of Hermanus. Vermont is nestled between the mountains and the ocean, and has abundant birdlife. There is a salt pan which fills after rains, and is frequented by flamingos.
The R320 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Onrusrivier near Hermanus with Caledon. [1] Its southern origin is the R43 at Onrusrivier, between Hawston and Hermanus. It heads north-east through Shaw's Mountain Pass to end at the R316 at Caledon. [1]