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Robben Island ( Afrikaans: Robbeneiland) is an island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, north of Cape Town, South Africa. It takes its name from the Dutch word for seals ( robben ), hence the Dutch/Afrikaans name Robbeneiland, which translates to Seal (s) Island . Robben Island is roughly oval in shape ...
Robben Island Prison is an inactive prison on Robben Island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometers (4.3 mi) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa. Nobel Laureate and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela was imprisoned there for 18 of the 27 years he served behind bars before the fall of apartheid .
30 November 2017. (2017-11-30) (aged 89) Somerset West, South Africa. Nationality. South African. Known for. Anti- apartheid activism. Edward Daniels OLS (25 October 1928 - 30 November 2017) was a South African former anti-apartheid activist who spent fifteen years as a political prisoner on Robben Island, during the years that Nelson Mandela ...
History. It was completed in January 1865 and is located on the highest part of Robben Island, Mintoheuwel. Before the construction of the lighthouse, fires were made on the hill to warn sailors of the island's location and the hill was then also known as Vuurberg. The first navigation light (Dutch: "vuyrbaecken") south of the equator was also ...
Table Bay ( Afrikaans: Tafelbaai) is a natural bay on the Atlantic Ocean overlooked by Cape Town (founded 1652 by Van Riebeeck) and is at the northern end of the Cape Peninsula, which stretches south to the Cape of Good Hope. It was named because it is dominated by the flat-topped Table Mountain .
The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway is a cable car transportation system offering visitors a five-minute ride to the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. It is one of Cape Town's most popular tourist attractions with approximately one million people a year using the Cableway. [3] In January 2019, the Cableway welcomed its 28 ...
The City Bowl is a part of Cape Town in South Africa. It is a natural amphitheatre -shaped area bordered by Table Bay and defined by the mountains of Signal Hill, Lion's Head, Table Mountain and Devil's Peak . The City Bowl in a timelapse. The area includes the central business district of Cape Town (CBD), the harbour, the Company's Garden, and ...
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