Elands Bay
Elands Bay is a town in South Africa, situated in the Western Cape Province, on the Atlantic Ocean, at 32°18′S 18°19′E / 32.300°S 18.317°E. The town is located about 220 kilometres (two and a half hours drive) north from Cape Town. It is a world class surfing location and is also noted for its caves, which have a number of rock paintings.
In 2009, Heritage Western Cape declared the Elands Bay Cave and most of Baboon Point (Cape Deseada), on which it is located, as a provincial heritage site. Eland's Bay along with much of this coastline is an "important" bird habitat. The local wetland, Verlorenvlei, is a Ramsar wetland.
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Cave at Eland's Bay
See also
- Mussel Point, a large "prehistoric" shell midden near Elands Bay
- Verlorevlei River
- Elands Bay Cave
References
- ^ "Main Place Elands Bay". Census 2011.
- ^ Parkington, John (1981). Pattern of the past: studies in honour of David Clarke. Cambridge University Press. pp. 341–57. ISBN 0-521-22763-1.
- ^ Provincial Notice 4619,Province of the Western Cape Provincial Gazette, No. 6621, Cape Town: 9 April 2009, p.549
External links
Media related to Elands Bay at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Roadmap to Elandsbay
- Elandsbay Backpackers & Information
- National Heritage Resources Act 25 of 1999
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