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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 ...
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-Natal. They follow a route close inshore, often resulting in many fish washing up on beaches.
Sporcle is a trivia and pub quiz website created by trivia enthusiast Matt Ramme. [1] First launched on April 23, 2007, the website allows users to play and make quizzes on a wide range of subjects, with the option of earning badges by completing challenges. Sporcle hosts over one million user-made quizzes that have been played over 5 billion ...
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 ...
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.
Also known as the North Atlantic-Mediterranean sardine, it was the first sardine to be described. It was originally put under Clupea from 1842 to 1879. Under this genus, Gunther (1868) gave a general description of a terminal mouth, minute or absent teeth, a complete midventral series of scutes, and an anal fin.
Balule Nature Reserve is a protected area in Limpopo Province, South Africa which forms part of the Greater Kruger National Park as a member of the Associated Private Nature Reserves (APNR). As part of a wildlife conservation initiative, all fences separating APNR reserves – Balule, Timbavati , Klaserie , Umbabat , – and the Kruger National ...
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 ...