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Hermanus (Afrikaans: [ɦærˈmɑːnœs]; [1] originally called Hermanuspietersfontein, but shortened in 1902 as the name was too long for the postal service [2]), is a town on the southern coast of the Western Cape province of South Africa.
The R43 continues southwards to reach the coast at Bot River Lagoon before turning eastwards at Hawston to follow the coast to Hermanus, passing through Vermont, Onrusrivier and Sandbaai. 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 ...
Ptolemy's world map implied that Africa was part of an outer landmass, separating the Atlantic from the Indian Ocean. The early Portuguese Empire centered around the Cape Route. In 1500, Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral used the prevailing winds on the Atlantic for a volta do mar, and thereby became the first European to arrive in ...
Most of the towns in the municipality are on the coast, and due to the proximity to Cape Town many are holiday resorts. The largest town is Hermanus, which is situated on the northern edge of Walker Bay next to the Klein River mouth. As of 2011 Hermanus, which is the site of the municipal headquarters, has a population of 32,769. [5]
The Mediterranean Sea, between Africa and Europe The Atlantic Ocean around the plate boundaries (text is in Finnish). The African and European mainlands are non-contiguous, and the delineation between these continents is thus merely a question of which islands are to be associated with which continent.
The 8th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 8 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, South America, and the Atlantic Ocean.
Converting ruler distance on the Mercator map into true (great circle) distance on the sphere is straightforward along the equator but nowhere else. One problem is the variation of scale with latitude, and another is that straight lines on the map ( rhumb lines ), other than the meridians or the equator, do not correspond to great circles.
The 34th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 34 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane.It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.