Sanddrift
District of Century City
Western Cape - South Africa

Table Bay

Table Bay is a natural bay on the Atlantic Ocean overlooked by Cape Town (founded 1652) 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. Bartolomeu Dias was the first European to explore this region in 1486. The bay, although famous for centuries as a haven for ships, is actually a rather poor natural harbour and is badly exposed to gales from both the SE and NW.

Located at -33.8833, 18.45 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Bays of South Africa, Maritime history of South Africa

HMS Sceptre (1781)

HMS Sceptre was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 8 June 1781 at Rotherhithe.

Located at -33.92, 18.45 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Ships of the line of the Royal Navy, Inflexible-class ships of the line, Shipwrecks of the South African Atlantic coast, Maritime incidents in 1799, 1781 ships

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 0 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 4 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 4 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 4 miles away.
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Rivers of the Western Cape

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 4 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

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 4 miles away.
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Suburbs of Cape Town

Bush Radio (South Africa)

Bush Radio is a popular and pioneering community radio station in South Africa. It broadcasts from Cape Town on 89.5 MHz FM, with a music and talk format aimed at the 18 to 39 age group.

Located at -33.9325, 18.4567 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Radio stations in Cape Town, Community radio stations in South Africa, Laureates of the Prince Claus Award

Killarney Motor Racing Complex

Killarney Motor Racing Complex is a motor racing complex in Cape Town, South Africa. It first saw action in 1947. In 1959/60 the track was upgraded and rebuilt to conform to the required FIA standard for the 1500 cc Formula One cars of the time. The design was entrusted to Edgar Hoal, a leading racing driver and roads engineer, who also supervised its construction.

Located at -33.8233, 18.5278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Motorsport venues in South Africa

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 0 miles away.
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Science museums, Museums in Cape Town, Science and technology in South Africa

Milnerton High School

Milnerton High School is a state school in the suburb of Milnerton in Cape Town, South Africa. It was founded in 1959.

Located at -33.8717, 18.4969 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Schools in Cape Town

Fairbairn College

Fairbairn College is a public, co-educational high school in the suburb of Goodwood in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

Located at -33.8995, 18.5641 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Schools in Cape Town, Educational institutions established in 1977

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 4 miles away.
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Human habitats, Cape Town, Politics of South Africa, Urban planning in South Africa, Housing struggles in South Africa

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 3 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 2 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

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 4 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 2 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 4 miles away.
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Railway stations in Cape Town, Metrorail Western Cape stations

Table View High School

Table View High School was founded in 1986 in Table View, a suburb of Cape Town, and is a dual-medium Afrikaans and English school that enrolls both boys and girls (co-educational). The school is financially assisted by the Western Cape Education Department and therefore, like most other schools in South Africa, it charges a school fee, as regulated by the South African Schools Act.

Located at -33.8312, 18.4983 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Schools in Cape Town

Seli 1

The MV Seli 1 was a Turkish bulk carrier, operated by TEB Maritime of Istanbul, that was en route to Gibraltar when it was driven aground off Bloubergstrand near Table Bay by strong westerly winds shortly after midnight on 8 September 2009, having reported engine failure and a snapped anchor chain.

Located at -33.821, 18.4735 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Shipwrecks of the South African Atlantic coast, 2009 in South Africa, 1980 ships

Parklands College

Located at -33.8177, 18.509 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Private schools in the Western Cape, Schools in Cape Town

Bosmansdam High School

Bosmansdam High School was founded in 1971 in Bothasig, a suburb of Cape Town, and is a dual medium Afrikaans and English school. The school is state assisted and therefore, like most other schools in South Africa, it charges a set amount of money for its services. The school offers a wide variety of sporting and cultural activities.

Located at -33.8592, 18.5339 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1971, High schools in South Africa, Schools in Cape Town

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 3 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