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Discover Rocklands in South Africa
Rocklands in the region of Western Cape is a town located in South Africa - some 825 mi or ( 1327 km ) South-West of Pretoria , the country's capital .
Local time in Rocklands is now 11:00 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Wildeschutsbrand, Vishoek, Simon's Town, Rocklands, and Oude Raapkraal. When in this area, you might want to check out Wildeschutsbrand . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Rocklands ? 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 ..
Great White Shark Cage Diving - Shark Explorers, Cape Town, 14th August 2012
Our second trip diving with Great Whites in South Africa. This time we went with Shark Explorers (www.sharkexplorers.com), launching from Simons Town, a short drive from Cape Town. We anchored near Se ..
Cage Diving with Great Whites
False Bay, South Africa ..
Seal Island, sixth day. Beauty trip around the island. False Bay. South Africa.
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Interesting facts about this location
HMS Pelorus (J291)
HMS Pelorus (J291) was an Algerine-class minesweeper, built by Lobnitz of Renfrew, Scotland and launched on 19 June 1943. While equipped with minesweeping gear, she was primarily assigned to convoy escort duty in the Atlantic. In 1944, she led the D-Day invasion of Normandy. In 1947 the ship was sold to the South African Navy and renamed HMSAS Pietermaritzburg (and later SAS Pietermaritzburg).
Located at -34.22 18.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 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 2 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 4 km away
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 5 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 6 km away
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