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Brandfontein in the region of Western Cape is a town in South Africa - some 796 mi or ( 1281 km ) South-West of Pretoria , the country's capital city .
Current time in Brandfontein is now 07:40 AM (Saturday) . 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: L’Agulhas, and Cape Town. Since you are here already, make sure to check out L’Agulhas . We encountered 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 Brandfontein ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Overland Expedition: Namibia to South Africa
The final section of the SurfingAfrica overland expedition ..
MotoQuest South Africa: Point Agulhas and Baviaanskloof
Ride for two weeks with MotoQuest through South Africa. We call this ride "The Backroads Adventure". Over half the itinerary is dirt surfaces. The tour starts and ends in Cape Town. Want to see the re ..
riding NAIROBI-CAPETOWN with BMW-motorcycle winter 1990-91
5-min-Version: ... Motorradfahrt Winter 1990/91 von NAIROBI nach KAPSTADT, sehr abenteuerlich ... hier die kurze Zusammenfassung, mehr aufs Motorrad bezogen ... (Die längere, umfassendere Version, 10m ..
Western Cape Travel Diary - Part2
Sights and sounds from Simon's Town, Somerset West, Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Hermanus and Cape Agulhas. (Part 2 of 6) ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Cape Agulhas
Cape Agulhas is a rocky headland in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is the geographic southern tip of Africa and the official dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. (The actual division between the ocean currents is, however, a different matter. The point where the Agulhas current meets the Benguela current fluctuates seasonally between Cape Agulhas and Cape Point.
Located at -34.83 20.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Overberg
This article is about the region in South Africa. For other meanings, see Overberg (disambiguation) Overberg is a district in South Africa to the east of Cape Town beyond the Hottentots-Holland mountains. It lies along the Western Cape Province's south coast between the Cape Peninsula and the region known as the Garden Route in the east.
Located at -34.63 19.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Hotagterklip
Hotagterklip is a small hamlet on the South African coast, close to the village of Struisbaai in the Western Cape. ‘Hotagterklip’ is the Afrikaans for 'left rear stone'. The unusual name of this little place comes from the days of the first ox wagon trek, when a stone outcrop imposed a sharp detour on travelers. The fishermen's cottages in Hotagterklip have been declared provincial heritage sites . They are featured in the paintings of a number of South African artists.
Located at -34.80 20.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Joanna (East Indiaman)
Joanna was the first East Indiaman lost on the South African coast. She was wrecked near the Cape Agulhas on 8 of June 1682 while in a convoy to India with four other ships. 10 passengers lost their lives, while the remaining 104 were able to make their way to Cape Town. A considerable amount of gold was on board. Some was recovered immediately after by the Dutch East India Company governor of the Cape, Simon van der Stel.
Located at -34.78 19.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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