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Touring Simon's Town in South Africa
Simon's Town in the region of Western Cape is located in South Africa - some 824 mi or ( 1327 km ) South-West of Pretoria , the country's capital city .
Time in Simon's Town is now 05:13 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Wildeschutsbrand, Vishoek, Simon's Town, Oude Raapkraal, and Noordhoek. 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 Simon's Town ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Muizenberg Surfing Cape Town South Africa SURF Village Vol.1 Winter Surf.mov
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 ..
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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. ..
coastal drive
A drive along the coast of South Africa outside of Simon's Town. September 2012. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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 1 km away
Sepia dubia
Sepia dubia is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Atlantic Ocean. It is known only from the type locality, where it was caught at a depth of 25 m. S. dubia is known to grow to a mantle length of 17 mm. The type specimen was collected in False Bay, South Africa . It is deposited at The Natural History Museum in London.
Located at -34.18 18.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 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 4 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 4 km away
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.
Located at -34.17 18.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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