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Explore Pearly Beach in South Africa
Pearly Beach in the region of Western Cape is a town in South Africa - some 805 mi or ( 1295 km ) South-West of Pretoria , the country's capital city .
Current time in Pearly Beach is now 11:06 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Uilkraalmond, Uilenkraal, Strandskloof, Kleinbaai, and Gansbaai. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Uilkraalmond . Where to go and what to see in Pearly Beach ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Pearly Beach
Pearly Beach is a village in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
Located at -34.65 19.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Bantamsklip, Western Cape
Bantamsklip is a rocky stretch of coast approximately 7 km SE of Pearly Beach in the Overberg district of the Western Cape province of South Africa. The site is 23 km south east of the town of Gansbaai. 1:50 000 map series reference 3419DA Bantamsklip is situated on the Groot Hagelkraal farm.
Located at -34.71 19.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
HMS Birkenhead (1845)
HMS Birkenhead, also referred to as HM Troopship Birkenhead or steam frigate Birkenhead, was one of the first iron-hulled ships built for the Royal Navy. She was designed as a frigate, but was converted to a troopship before being commissioned. On 26 February 1852, while transporting troops to Algoa Bay, she was wrecked at Danger Point near Gansbaai on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa.
Located at -34.65 19.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 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 21 km away
Walker Bay
Walker Bay is a large bay located in the south-western Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the next major bay between False Bay near Cape Town and Cape Agulhas to the south-east. The bay is famous for having some of the best land based whale-watching in the world, which a town on its shores, Hermanus, has become famous for. Southern Right Whales visit the bay in the winter and spring months. Gansbaai on the shores of the bay has also become very famous for Great White Shark diving.
Located at -34.50 19.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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