Kensington
District of Cape Town
Western Cape - South Africa

Canal Walk

Canal Walk is a shopping centre in Cape Town, South Africa, that opened in 2000 and was built around a series of canals. It has a total retail area of 141,000-square-metre . The centre forms the heart of a mixed-use development known as Century City, which includes office blocks, residential areas and the Ratanga Junction theme park.

Located at -33.8931, 18.5111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Shopping malls established in 2000, Shopping centres in Cape Town

South African Astronomical Observatory

South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) is the national center for optical and infrared astronomy in South Africa. It was established in 1972. The observatory is run by the National Research Foundation of South Africa. The facility's function is to conduct research in astronomy and astrophysics. The primary telescopes are located in Sutherland, which is 370 kilometres from Observatory, Cape Town, which is where the headquarters is located.

Located at -33.9347, 18.4776 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Astronomical observatories in South Africa, 1820 in South Africa

AFDA, The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance

AFDA the South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance is a film school located on campuses in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, and Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa. AFDA is South Africa's only full member of CILECT and therefore all AFDA degrees are recognized internationally.

Located at -33.9317, 18.4683 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Film schools in South Africa, Educational institutions established in 1994

Elsieskraal River

The Elsieskraal River is a small river that flows through the Cape Town metropolitan area, in South Africa. It rises in the Tygerberg Hills and flows in a generally south westerly direction to its confluence with the Black River just south of Pinelands. 65% of the course of the Elsieskraal River has been canalised to prevent flooding. Its catchment is part of the Central Management Area of the City of Cape Town.

Located at -33.9503, 18.5019 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Rivers of the Western Cape

Rhodes Memorial

Rhodes Memorial on Devil's Peak in Cape Town, South Africa, is a memorial to English-born South African politician Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902) designed by Sir Herbert Baker.

Located at -33.9524, 18.459 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 1912, Monuments and memorials in South Africa, British Empire, Herbert Baker buildings, Visitor attractions in Cape Town, Buildings and structures in Cape Town

Liesbeek River

The Liesbeek River (also spelt Liesbeeck) is a river in Cape Town in South Africa. It is named after a small river in Holland. The first "free burghers" of the Dutch East India Company were granted land to farm along the river in 1657, shortly after the first Dutch settlers arrived in the Cape. The river was originally called the Amstel or Versse Rivier. It is the first river that Jan Van Riebeeck named.

Located at -33.9364, 18.4764 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Geography of Cape Town, Rivers of South Africa

St. George's Grammar School (Cape Town)

St.  George's Grammar School is a private co-educational day school located in Mowbray, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It was historically the cathedral school attached to St.  George's Cathedral, having been founded in 1848 by Robert Gray, the first Anglican Bishop of Cape Town. St.  George's claims to be the oldest independent school in South Africa.

Located at -33.9464, 18.4806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Private schools in the Western Cape, Anglican schools in South Africa, Schools in Cape Town, Educational institutions established in 1848

South African College of Music

The South African College of Music, abbreviated as SACM, is a department of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Cape Town. It is located on the University's Lower Campus in Rondebosch, Cape Town.

Located at -33.9564, 18.47 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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University of Cape Town, Music schools in South Africa

Observatory, Cape Town

Observatory is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, bordered by Mowbray to the south, and Salt River to the north. The area is best known as student neighbourhood, most of whom attend the University of Cape Town located close by, and for being the home of the South African Astronomical Observatory headquarters as well as Groote Schuur Hospital.

Located at -33.9353, 18.4774 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Suburbs of Cape Town

Rustenburg School for Girls

Rustenburg Girls' High School and Rustenburg Junior School make up a public school situated in the suburb of Rondebosch in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. It was founded in 1894. The school offers a range of cultural activities and societies.

Located at -33.9567, 18.4789 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Boarding schools in South Africa, Schools in Cape Town, Educational institutions established in 1894, Girls' schools in South Africa

Mostert's Mill

Mostert's Mill is a historic windmill in Mowbray, Cape Town, South Africa. It was built in 1796 and is the oldest surviving and only complete windmill in South Africa.

Located at -33.9522, 18.4661 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Tower mills, Buildings and structures in Cape Town, Windmills in South Africa, Grinding mills in South Africa, Industrial buildings completed in 1796, Museums in Cape Town, Mill museums

MTN Sciencentre

The MTN Sciencentre is a not-for-profit science centre in Cape Town, South Africa. It forms part of a wide range of non-classroom initiatives to improve the quality of science understanding and science literacy in South Africa. Until early 2010, the centre was located in the Canal Walk shopping mall. It will reopen in Observatory later in 2010. The MTN Sciencentre's Ericsson cell phone is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest working cell phone.

Located at -33.8942, 18.5094 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Science museums, Museums in Cape Town, Science and technology in South Africa

Rosebank railway station

Rosebank railway station is a Metrorail station on the Southern Line in Rosebank, a suburb of Cape Town. It is located between Main Road and Liesbeek Parkway; on the west side it is accessible from Ryan Road and Hope Road, while on the east side it is accessible from Lower Nursery Road. Rosebank is the closest railway station to the main campus of the University of Cape Town, being located only 300 metres from the university's Jammie Shuttle bus stop at Tugwell Hall residence.

Located at -33.9547, 18.4731 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway stations in Cape Town, Metrorail Western Cape stations

N2 Gateway

The N2 Gateway Housing Pilot Project is a large housebuilding project under construction in Cape Town, South Africa. It has been labeled by the national government's former Housing Minister Lindiwe Sisulu as “the biggest housing project ever undertaken by any Government.

Located at -33.949, 18.525 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Human habitats, Cape Town, Politics of South Africa, Urban planning in South Africa, Housing struggles in South Africa

Colleges of Medicine of South Africa

The Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA) is the custodian of the quality of medical care in South Africa. It is unique in the world in that its 27 constituent Colleges represent all the disciplines of medicine and dentistry. One route to specialisation in South Africa, is via a "Fellowship" conferred by the College. See Medical education in South Africa; Dental degree: South Africa.

Located at -33.9581, 18.4861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Medical education in South Africa, Science and technology in South Africa, Organisations based in South Africa, Research institutes in South Africa

2009 Table Mountain Fire

The Table Mountain fire was a large fire in and around the Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town, South Africa. It broke out at approximately 20:30 on 17 March 2009 in the vicinity of Rhodes Memorial and initial fears were that the fire would spread to UCT's Upper Campus. The Table Mountain National Park quickly deployed firefighting personals on the mountain, but the fire quickly spread due to the strong winds.

Located at -33.9525, 18.4611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Table Mountain, Wildfires in South Africa, 2009 in South Africa, 2009 wildfires

Cannons Creek Independent School

Cannons Creek Independent School, situated in Pinelands, Cape Town, South Africa was founded in January 1997 by Ms Carol Barhouch (now Booth) together with four teachers, Mrs Hazelmay Duncan, Kevin Wroth, Nicola du Plooy and Lesley Jacobson as a Primary co-educational English speaking Christian School. The School currently incorporates a primary school (Grade RR to 7) and a high school (Grades 8 to 12 writing WCED Matric exams).

Located at -33.94, 18.5067 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1997, Private schools in the Western Cape, Schools in Cape Town

Wingfield Aerodrome

Wingfield Aerodrome was first the Cape Town Municipal Aerodrome, then Air Force Station Wingfield under the SAAF, before being used as a Fleet Air Arm base by the Royal Navy. After World War II, the aerodrome reverted to being the municipal airport for a while. The history of Wingfield is synonymous with the history of flight in South Africa, including pioneering attempts at commercial aviation.

Located at -33.9069, 18.5315 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Military history of South Africa during World War II, South African Air Force bases, Airports of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Naval Air Stations, World War II sites in South Africa

Hospital Bend

Hospital Bend is a major freeway junction, located to the east of the central business district of Cape Town, South Africa. It is the junction between the N2 national route and the M3 metropolitan expressway. Its unusual design led to notoriety as a traffic bottleneck and a frequent accident location; between March 2008 and early 2010 it underwent major roadworks to address these issues. It takes its name from the fact that it curves around the grounds of Groote Schuur Hospital.

Located at -33.9433, 18.4617 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Road interchanges, Roads in Cape Town, N2 road (South Africa)

Salt River railway station

Salt River railway station is a Metrorail railway station in Salt River, Cape Town. It is the second station from the Cape Town terminus on the old main line to Bellville, and the junction where the Southern Line branches from the main line. Services on all of Metrorail's lines pass through the station. The station has three island platforms and one side platform, serving a total of seven tracks. The station building is located on Foundry Street to the south of the tracks.

Located at -33.9272, 18.4653 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Cape Town, Metrorail Western Cape stations

Mutual railway station

Mutual railway station is a Metrorail commuter rail station located between the suburbs of Maitland and Pinelands in Cape Town, South Africa. It is situated next to the South African headquarters of the Old Mutual, from which it takes its name. Mutual is a particularly busy station because it is the junction at which the Central Line towards Mitchell's Plain and Khayelitsha diverges from the Northern Line main line to Bellville.

Located at -33.9217, 18.5147 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Railway stations in Cape Town, Metrorail Western Cape stations

Observatory railway station

Observatory railway station is a Metrorail station serving the suburb of Observatory in Cape Town. It is served by trains on the Southern Line. The station is located under the Station Road bridge. It has two tracks served by two side platforms, connected by pedestrian subways.

Located at -33.9381, 18.4714 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway stations in Cape Town, Metrorail Western Cape stations

Mowbray railway station

Mowbray railway station is a Metrorail station on the Southern Line, serving the suburb of Mowbray in Cape Town. The station has three tracks, served by a side platform and an island platform; the station building is at ground level on the western side of the tracks. Adjacent to the station is major bus station of the Golden Arrow Bus Services and a large minibus taxi rank; Mowbray is the western end of the Klipfontein Road transport corridor to the Cape Flats.

Located at -33.9467, 18.4739 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway stations in Cape Town, Metrorail Western Cape stations

Pinelands High School

Pinelands High School is a public school situated in Forest Drive, Pinelands in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. It was opened in July 1952 and the founding principal was Mr Jack Kent. The school now has about 950 students. In 2004, the school provided filming locations for the motion picture Ask the Dust, with the sets built to simulate Los Angeles in the 1930s. The school originally had a House System, which was scrapped some years after its formation.

Located at -33.937, 18.5081 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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1952 establishments in South Africa, Educational institutions established in 1952, High schools in South Africa, Schools in Cape Town

Steenberg railway station

Steenberg railway station is a Metrorail station on the Southern Line in Steenberg, a suburb of Cape Town. It is located on Henley Road, which is just off Military Road. The station is located on the edge of Steenberg, towards Kirstenhof and is alongside the Keyser River, which flows into Zandvlei. Steenberg has a small taxi rank which only serves Grassy Park and Steenberg. Busses to Cape Town are only available at early times of the morning.

Located at -33.9547, 18.4731 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway stations in Cape Town, Metrorail Western Cape stations