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NASA map of the Agulhas Current showing the levels of primary production during 2009. This is a measure of how much food was available for the spawning sardines. The KwaZulu-Natal sardine run of southern Africa occurs from May through July when billions of sardines – or more specifically the Southern African pilchard Sardinops sagax – spawn in the cool waters of the Agulhas Bank and move ...
Umkomaas, also known by its official name eMkhomazi, is a small coastal village on the subtropical South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa was formed when a harbour was built in 1861 to export sugar. The village rests beside the mouth of the navigable uMkhomazi River, also known as the Mkhomazi or Umkomaas.
Port Edward is a tourist resort for seasonal visitors from inland regions of South Africa. There are many tourist seasons that influence Port Edward but the most significant is the Christmas/ New Year period spanning from early December to mid-January. Port Edward's Silver Beach hosts an annual New Year's Eve party frequented by youths whilst ...
Some visitors come for the annual late autumn or early winter phenomenon on the KwaZulu-Natal coast of the "sardine run". Referred to as "the greatest shoal on earth", the sardine run occurs when millions of sardines migrate from their spawning grounds south of the southern tip of Africa northward along the Eastern Cape coastline toward KwaZulu ...
Glenmore is a small seaside village situated south of Munster, beyond the iThongasi River and although it is a separate area from Munster, Glenmore shares the same postal code as Munster. [ 5 ] Similarly, Glenmore Beach lies along the same stretch as Munster Beach and therefore it can get quite confusing, particularly as the swimming and ...
Chintsa (Xhosa for "crumbling banks"), alternatively rendered Cintsa, [2] is a village in the Wild Coast region of the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.It is situated 38 km north-east of East London [3] and 10 km north of Gonubie, at the mouth of the Chintsa River.
Port St. Johns (or Port Saint Johns) is a town of about 6,500 people on the Wild Coast in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated at the mouth of the Umzimvubu River, 220 kilometres (140 mi) northeast of East London and 70 kilometres (40 mi) east of Mthatha. Port St. Johns was the birthplace of Capital Radio 604.
This is a list of the extreme points of South Africa, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location in the country. Including the Prince Edward Islands Northernmost Point: Over Vlakte farm, Vhembe District Municipality , Limpopo Province ( 22°7′40″S 29°39′20″E / 22.12778°S 29.65556°E ...