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Explore Yzerfontein in South Africa

Yzerfontein in the region of Western Cape is a town in South Africa - some 798 mi or ( 1285 km ) South-West of Pretoria , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Yzerfontein is now 05:33 PM (Thursday) . 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: Swartwater, and Cape Town. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Swartwater . Where to go and what to see in Yzerfontein ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Interesting facts about this location

British Peer (ship)

The British Peer was a 1428-ton, 247.5 feet long, 36.4 feet wide and 22.5 feet deep, three-masted iron sailing ship, built at the Harland and Wolff yards in Belfast, Ireland, in 1865 for the British Shipowners Company. In 1883 she was bought by the Nourse Line. Originally she was the fastest vessel in fleet until the British Ambassador was commissioned.

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Located at -33.51 18.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: History of Saint Lucia, History of Suriname, Indian indenture ships to Fiji, Maritime incidents in 1896, Ships built in Belfast, Shipwrecks of the South African Atlantic coast, Victorian-era passenger ships of the United Kingdom

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