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  2. Robben Island - Wikipedia

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    Robben Island ( Afrikaans: Robbeneiland) is an island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, north of Cape Town, South Africa. It takes its name from the Dutch word for seals ( robben ), hence the Dutch/Afrikaans name Robbeneiland, which translates to Seal (s) Island . Robben Island is roughly oval in shape ...

  3. Robben Island (prison) - Wikipedia

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    Nelson Mandela, Kgalema Motlanthe, Jacob Zuma. Robben Island Prison is an inactive prison on Robben Island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometers (4.3 mi) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa. Nobel Laureate and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela was imprisoned there for 18 of the 27 years he served behind bars before ...

  4. List of World Heritage Sites in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Robben Island, a small island off the coast from Cape Town, was in different periods between the 17th and 20th centuries used as a hospital, prison, and a military base. It was used as a leper colony in the 19th century and as a maximum security prison for political prisoners during the Apartheid era, especially after the 1960s.

  5. Robben Island Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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    History. It was completed in January 1865 and is located on the highest part of Robben Island, Mintoheuwel. Before the construction of the lighthouse, fires were made on the hill to warn sailors of the island's location and the hill was then also known as Vuurberg. The first navigation light (Dutch: "vuyrbaecken") south of the equator was also ...

  6. Cadiz Freedom Swim - Wikipedia

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    The Cadiz Freedom Swim is an extreme 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) open water swimming race from Robben Island to Big Bay, Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa.It takes place annually close to Freedom Day (27 April, the date of South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994 when Nelson Mandela was elected President, marking the end of the Apartheid era and the freedom of the people).

  7. Cape Flats - Wikipedia

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    The mountains of the Boland to the rear. The oval (long axis about 25 km) roughly encompasses the Cape Flats. The Cape Flats ( Afrikaans: Die Kaapse Vlakte) is an expansive, low-lying, flat area situated to the southeast of the central business district of Cape Town. The Cape Flats is also the name of an administrative region of the City of ...

  8. The Island (play) - Wikipedia

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    The Island is a play written by Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona . The apartheid -era drama, inspired by a true story, is set in an unnamed prison clearly based on South Africa 's notorious Robben Island prison, where Nelson Mandela was held for twenty-seven years. The Island focuses on two cellmates, one whose successful appeal ...

  9. City Bowl - Wikipedia

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    The City Bowl is a part of Cape Town in South Africa. It is a natural amphitheatre -shaped area bordered by Table Bay and defined by the mountains of Signal Hill, Lion's Head, Table Mountain and Devil's Peak . The City Bowl in a timelapse. The area includes the central business district of Cape Town (CBD), the harbour, the Company's Garden, and ...

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