Weltevreden
District of
Western Cape - South Africa

Helderberg College

Helderberg College is a private higher education institution situated in Somerset West, South Africa, about thirty minutes from Cape Town. It was established in 1893 - the first Seventh-day Adventist College established outside of North America under the name "Union College". It moved to its present location in 1928, making it the oldest Adventist college on the continent of Africa. It is fully accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE) and Department of Education (DoE)(South Africa).

Located at -34.05, 18.8431 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.650 miles away.
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Universities in the Western Cape, Universities and colleges affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Ellen G. White Estate

Hottentots Holland High School

Hottentots Holland High School is an Afrikaans- and English-speaking school in the Western Cape in South Africa, situated between the towns of Somerset West and Strand. The parallel-medium, co-educational school, situated to the west of the N2 national road, was opened by Dr G. G. Cillie, Chairman of the School Board, in February, 1930. A portion of the land on which it now stands having been given by Mesdames Beynon and Osler, daughters of an early Somerset West shopkeeper and property owner.

Located at -34.0928, 18.8453 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.653 miles away.
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Schools in the Western Cape, Educational institutions established in 1930

Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme

The Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme consists of two 200MW turbine units located 2km upstream of the Kogelberg Dam wall on the Palmiet River near Cape Town, South Africa. The pumped-storage hydroelectricity plant is capable of responding to a surge in peak power demand in minutes. At night, excess power on the grid generated by conventional coal and nuclear plants is used to pump water to the Upper Reservoir overlooking Gordon's Bay. It is regarded as a forerunner in environmental engineering.

Located at -34.1978, 18.9741 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.663 miles away.
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Hydroelectric power stations in South Africa, Pumped storage power stations, Elgin, Western Cape, Buildings and structures in the Western Cape

Helderberg

Helderberg is a wine-producing area in the Western Cape of South Africa. Originally known as the 'Hottentots-Holland' area, it was renamed 'Helderberg' by the City of Cape Town following concerns about possible racist connotations in the name. However, many people who live there still refer to it by its former name. The Helderberg consists of Somerset West, Strand, Gordons Bay and a few other towns.

Located at -34.0833, 18.9167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.654 miles away.
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Geography of Cape Town

Hoërskool Strand

Hoërskool Strand (English: Strand High School) is an Afrikaans high school located in Strand, South Africa. 1 089 students attend the school, mostly residents of Strand, although students from as far as Gordon's Bay, Somerset West, and even Grabouw attend the school.

Located at -34.1019, 18.8394 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.653 miles away.
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Boarding schools in South Africa, Schools in the Western Cape, Educational institutions established in 1963

Parel Vallei High School

Parel Vallei High School is a dual-medium high school located in Parel Vallei, a suburb of Somerset West, which is in the Western Cape, South Africa. In summer it competes in inter schools sports activities with Hoërskool Strand and Hottentots Holland High School. Pupils attending the school are from the surrounding towns, such as Somerset West and Strand, as well as areas further away, such as Grabouw.

Located at -34.0666, 18.8574 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.652 miles away.
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Schools in the Western Cape

Somerset Mall (South Africa)

Somerset Mall is a shopping mall alongside the N2 freeway near the towns Somerset West and Strand, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The mall is large, with numerous shops, supermarkets, restaurants and cinemas. There are also a number of furniture, home décor and clothing outlets within close vicinity of the Somerset Mall.

Located at -34.0826, 18.8234 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.652 miles away.
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Shopping centres in Somerset West

Chris Hani Secondary School

Chris Hani Secondary School is an English-medium school located in Khayelitsha, a township on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. As of 2006 it had some 1,676 students and was staffed by 52 educators. http://www. khanya. co. za/schools/khanyaschool. php?emisno=0106041332. In 2006 the Western Cape Education Department designated it one of 10 "Arts and Culture focus schools" to be set up over the following three years.

Located at -34.0469, 18.7061 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.646 miles away.
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Schools in Cape Town

Eersterivier Secondary School

Eersteriver Secondary School is an Afrikaans-medium school in Eerste Rivier, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It was established in 1995 and as of 2006 it had some 1,443 students and 43 educators http://www. khanya. co. za/schools/khanyaschool. php?emisno=0107323861. In 2006 the Western Cape Education Department designated it one of 10 "Arts and Culture focus schools" to be set up over the following three years. http://curriculum. wcape. school.

Located at -34.0189, 18.7308 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.645 miles away.
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Schools in Cape Town, Educational institutions established in 1995

Faure level crossing accident

The Faure level crossing accident occurred at approximately 8 a.m. on 13 November 2006 when a Metrorail train collided with a truck that had stalled on an uncontrolled level crossing at Faure near Somerset West, a town outside Cape Town, South Africa. The truck was carrying at least thirty-three workers from a local vineyard and there were nineteen fatalities (eleven men and eight women) and six injured people among the occupants of the vehicle.

Located at -34.0319, 18.7531 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.646 miles away.
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2006 in South Africa, Railway accidents in South Africa, Road accidents in South Africa, Level crossing accidents in South Africa, Railway accidents in 2006, 2006 road accidents, Transport in Cape Town

Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno 3

The Inferno 3 is the 14th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge (though at the time, known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge). The season is directly subsequent to The Duel. The Inferno 3 marked the show's first trilogy, the third of the Inferno series, continuing on from The Inferno (8th season) and The Inferno II (10th season). Filming took place in Cape Town, South Africa, with cast members from The Real World, Road Rules and the Fresh Meat challenge competing.

Located at -34.1157, 18.9481 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.657 miles away.
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The Challenge (TV series)

Kogelberg

The Kogelberg is a range of mountains along the False Bay coast in the Western Cape of South Africa. They form part of the Cape Fold Belt, starting south of Grabouw and forming a steep coastal range as far as Kleinmond. The Kogelberg area has the steepest and highest drop directly into the ocean of any southern African coastal stretch.

Located at -34.25, 18.9167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.664 miles away.
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Mountain ranges of the Western Cape, Biosphere reserves of South Africa

False Bay High School

False Bay High School is a private school in the Strand of the Western Cape province of South Africa, founded by Herman and Lisa Janse van Rensburg in January 1999. It was originally established in Somerset West but later moved to its current permanent location in the Strand.

Located at -34.1181, 18.8328 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.654 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1999, Schools in the Western Cape,

Sir Lowry's Pass

Sir Lowry's Pass is a mountain pass on the N2 national road in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It crosses the Hottentots-Holland mountain range between Somerset West and Grabouw on the main national road between Cape Town and the Garden Route. A railway line also crosses the mountain range at this point.

Located at -34.1497, 18.9283 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.659 miles away.
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Mountain passes of the Western Cape, N2 road (South Africa), Elgin, Western Cape

Steenbras Dam

The Steenbras Dam is a dam in the Hottentots-Holland mountains near Cape Town in South Africa. It is one of the city's water supplies. The Steenbras pumped-storage scheme was opened in 1979 to supplement the city's electricity supply during peak demand periods. The dam is named after the steenbras, a fish endemic to South Africa.

Located at -34.163, 18.92 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.659 miles away.
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Hydroelectric power stations in South Africa, Dams in South Africa, Pumped storage power stations, Buildings and structures in the Western Cape

Macassar Village Land Occupation

The squatter's movement Abahlali baseMjondolo occupied a piece of vacant state owned land in Macassar Village, near Somerset West outside of Cape Town on 18 May 2009. The occupation was later destroyed by the city's anti-land invasion unit.

Located at -34.0503, 18.7556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.648 miles away.
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Squats, Cape Town, Protests in South Africa, Housing struggles in South Africa

Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve

Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve, is situated closely to Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Set on the Eerste Rivier, with the Stellenbosch Mountain in the background.

Located at -33.9667, 18.925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.648 miles away.
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Provincial nature reserves of the Western Cape

Alphen Dam

Alphen Dam is a small dam in the Bonte River near Stellenbosch, Western Cape, province South Africa. It was established in 1990.

Located at -34.0117, 18.8736 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.649 miles away.
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Dams in South Africa, Dams completed in 1990

Kogelberg Dam

Kogelberg Dam is a combined gravity & arch type dam located on the Palmiet River, near Grabouw, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1986 and its primary purpose is to serve for irrigation and industrial use. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high (3).

Located at -34.2158, 18.9753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.664 miles away.
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Dams in South Africa, Elgin, Western Cape, Buildings and structures in the Western Cape, Dams completed in 1986

Eerste River

Eerste River, located in the Western Cape, South Africa, rises on Dwarsberg 60 km east of Cape Town at the head of Jonkershoek. The Eerste River catchment covers the eastern part of the Cape Flats lying to the west of the Hottentots Holland Mountains and south of the Tygerberg where the Kuils River tributary rises east of Kanonkop. The Eerste River is a short river; its length has been given as 40 km.

Located at -34.0833, 18.7667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.650 miles away.
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Rivers of the Western Cape

Rockview Dam

Rockview Dam is dam on the Palmiet River near Grabouw, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1986.

Located at -34.1978, 18.9503 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.662 miles away.
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Elgin, Western Cape, Dams in South Africa, Buildings and structures in the Western Cape, Dams completed in 1986

Steenbras Dam – Upper

Steenbras Dam - Upper is a dam on the Steenbras River near Gordons Bay, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1977.

Located at -34.1681, 18.9014 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.659 miles away.
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Dams in South Africa, Dams completed in 1977

Blackheath train accident

The Blackheath train accident occurred at 7:03 a.m. on 25 August 2010 when a Metrorail commuter train crashed into a minibus taxi on the Buttskop Road level crossing in Blackheath, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. The minibus was carrying fourteen children to school; nine died on the scene and five were hospitalized. One of the injured children died two days later in the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital.

Located at -33.9702, 18.7059 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.641 miles away.
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Railway accidents in 2010, 2010 road accidents, Level crossing accidents in South Africa, Road accidents in South Africa, 2010 in South Africa, Transport in Cape Town

Spier Wine Farm

Spier is a wine farm situated in the Stellenbosch region approximately 50 km from Cape Town, South Africa. The farm has enjoyed a long history which dates back to 1692 when the first free burghers trekked from the Cape colony to establish farms in this region. As one of the oldest farms in the region, it has long been noted for its cultural and historical significance particularly of its architecture. The farm buildings bear twenty one Cape Dutch Gables, more than any other farm in the area.

Located at -33.9731, 18.7822 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.644 miles away.
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Wineries of South Africa