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Scarborough Destination Guide

Touring Scarborough in South Africa

Scarborough in the region of Western Cape is a city located in South Africa - some 827 mi or ( 1331 km ) South-West of Pretoria , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Scarborough

Time in Scarborough is now 03:43 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Wildeschutsbrand, Vishoek, Simon's Town, Scarborough, and Oude Raapkraal. Being here already, consider visiting Wildeschutsbrand . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Scarborough ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Muizenberg Surfing Cape Town South Africa SURF Village Vol.1 Winter Surf.mov

2:54 min by Johann Kotze
Views: 225 Rating: 5.00

Surfing at Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa. SURF Muizenberg Village, Cape Town, Spring 2012 is a series of short surf music videos to highlight Cape Town's Premier Surf Spot. Surfer's Corner, loca ..

Steenberg Vineyards - Spring

2:26 min by BottlePlatePillow
Views: 27 Rating: 5.00

Everything ripens at its time Journey with Steenberg Vineyards through the seasons and experience what activities typically take place in the cellar and vineyard www.steenberg-vineyards.co.za (021) 71 ..


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0:19 min by Kashmiri Beesham
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Kaelin singing Happy Birthday to me atop Table Mountain :) ..

Views from Table Mountain in Cape Town

0:44 min by Tsadam01
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Rock Hyrax (dassie) sun bathing on the top of Table Mountain. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Cape Floristic Region

The Cape Floristic Region is a floristic region located near the southern tip of South Africa. It is the only floristic region of the Cape (South African) Floristic Kingdom, and includes only one floristic province, known as the Cape Floristic Province. The Cape Floristic Region, the smallest of the six recognised floral kingdoms of the world, is an area of extraordinarily high diversity and endemism, and is home to more than 9 000 vascular plant species, of which 69 percent are endemic.

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Located at -34.17 18.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Afromontane, Afrotropic ecozone, Biodiversity hotspots, Endemic flora of South Africa, Flora of South Africa, Floristic provinces, Floristic regions, Geography of South Africa, Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub, Phytogeography, World Heritage Sites in South Africa

Fynbos

Fynbos is the natural shrubland or heathland vegetation occurring in a small belt of the Western Cape of South Africa, mainly in winter rainfall coastal and mountainous areas with a Mediterranean climate. The Fynbos ecoregion is within the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome. In fields related to biogeography, fynbos is known for its exceptional degree of biodiversity.

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Located at -34.17 18.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Afrotropic ecozone, Ecoregions of Africa, Flora of South Africa, Fynbos, Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub

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.

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Located at -34.21 18.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Geography of Cape Town, Peninsulas of South Africa

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.

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Located at -34.19 18.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Metrorail Western Cape stations, Railway stations in Cape Town, Railway stations opened in 1890

Masiphumelele High School

Masiphumelele High School is a publicly owned secondary school (grades 8-12) in Masiphumelele, Cape Town, in the Western Cape region of South Africa. As of 2005 it had some 942 students. The school has piped indoor water. In February 2006 students of the school were involved in violent protests, which resulted injuries to two teachers and damage to three police vehicles. http://www. westerncape. gov. za/eng/pubs/news/2005/feb/99374

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Located at -34.13 18.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Schools in Cape Town