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Explore Klipfontein in South Africa
Klipfontein in the region of Western Cape is a town in South Africa - some 827 mi or ( 1331 km ) South-West of Pretoria , the country's capital city .
Current time in Klipfontein is now 09:46 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wildeschutsbrand, Vishoek, Simon's Town, Rocklands, and Oude Raapkraal. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wildeschutsbrand . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Klipfontein ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Cape Point park, an ostrich, South Africa.
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Kaelin singing Happy Birthday to me atop Table Mountain :) ..
Views from Table Mountain in Cape Town
Rock Hyrax (dassie) sun bathing on the top of Table Mountain. ..
Cape of Good Hope, the beach, panoramic. South Africa.
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Interesting facts about this location
HMS Pelorus (J291)
HMS Pelorus (J291) was an Algerine-class minesweeper, built by Lobnitz of Renfrew, Scotland and launched on 19 June 1943. While equipped with minesweeping gear, she was primarily assigned to convoy escort duty in the Atlantic. In 1944, she led the D-Day invasion of Normandy. In 1947 the ship was sold to the South African Navy and renamed HMSAS Pietermaritzburg (and later SAS Pietermaritzburg).
Located at -34.22 18.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Cape Peninsula
The Cape Peninsula is a generally rocky peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean at the south-western extremity of the African continent. At the southern end of the peninsula are Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope. On the northern end is Table Mountain, overlooking Cape Town, South Africa. The peninsula is 52 km long from Mouille point in the north to Cape Point in the south.
Located at -34.21 18.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Boulders Beach
Boulders Beach is a sheltered beach made up of inlets between granite boulders, from which the name originated. It is located in the Cape Peninsula, near Simon's Town towards Cape Point, near Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is also commonly known as Boulders Bay. It is a popular tourist stop because of a colony of African Penguins which settled there in 1982. Boulders Beach forms part of the Table Mountain National Park.
Located at -34.20 18.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
SS Thomas T. Tucker
The SS Thomas T. Tucker (Hull Number 269) was a Liberty ship, built by The Houston Shipbuilding Corporation for service as a troop & weapons carrier. Liberty ships were named after prominent (deceased) Americans, starting with Patrick Henry and the signers of the Declaration of Independence. She was named after Thomas Tudor Tucker, an American physician and politician from Charleston, South Carolina. He represented South Carolina in both the Continental Congress and the U.S. House.
Located at -34.27 18.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Simon's Town railway station
Simon's Town railway station is a Metrorail railway station in the town of Simon's Town on the Cape Peninsula; it is the southern terminus of the Southern Line. The station is located between Station Road and the beach. The railway line from Fish Hoek into Simon's Town is single-track, but the station itself has three tracks; one track is served by a side platform next to the station building on Station Road, while the other two are served by an island platform connected by a pedestrian subway.
Located at -34.19 18.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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