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The Amur falcon breeds in northeastern Asia and overwinters in southern Africa, making a round-trip journey of 22,000 kilometres (14,000 mi). Most of these birds fly south along the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau and stop in northeastern India and Bangladesh for several months.
The Port of Ngqura is South Africa's newest port and the deepest container port in the country. It has an entrance channel -18 m Port Chart Datum in depth, a turning basin of 600 m in diameter and also at -18 m Port Chart Datum, 1 general cargo berth at -18 m Port Chart Datum, and 4 container berth and 2 general cargo berth at -16 m Port Chart Datum.
The Taita falcon is a small, fast-flying raptor that catches its prey in the air. [3] This falcon is active mostly from dawn till mid-morning and then again in the mid to late afternoon. [2] It has very small wings relative to its robust build; therefore, this falcon can reach high speeds for hunting. [3]
A three-masted iron sailing ship that ran aground near the Cape of Good Hope. [25: Cospatrick United Kingdom: 17 November 1874 A wooden 3-masted full-rigged sailing ship that caught fire and sank south of the Cape of Good Hope, with a loss of 369 lives.
SAS Protea is a survey vessel of the South African Navy, part of the Hecla-class survey vessels [3] built for the British Royal Navy. Protea was the fifth Hecla-class vessel and was commissioned on 23 May 1972 [2] As of 2023, Protea remains in service. [4] [5]
The Athens and Falcon gold-copper mines are just south of Mvuma, within the east-west trending Umvuma greenstone belt, consisting of talcose, tremolitic, and chloritic schists. Claims were filed at Falcon in 1900, and mining of chalcopyrite , with a gold content of 6.7 gram per ton, took place from 1910 until 1926.
Pacific service, including January 1946 transport of Italian POWs to Naples from Los Angeles. Returned 20 February, released from Army requirements, one WSA operation to South Africa until placed in reserve fleet 7 May 1946. In 1966 renamed Oakland converted to container ship, scrapped Taiwan September 1973.