TABLE BAY AND FALSE BAY
Table Bay (9,6 km in width) and False Bay are situated at the southern tip of Africa, where the blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters of the Indian Ocean converge. Its symbol is the famous Table Mountain which rises behind Cape Town. Caught between the sea and mountains.
Cape town, also know as "Mother City", was the first city to be developped in South Africa by the pioneers. The City of Cape Town owns 307 km of coastline including two of the largest bays in South Africa, namely Table Bay and False Bay.
| Natural environment | Human environment |
| Coastline: Rocky, indented and high | Language: English, Afrikaan, Bantou |
| Climate: Meditarranean with dry summer | Local economy : Metropolis with strong economic vocation |
| Temperatures: Annual average : 16° C Thermal amplitude : between 7° C and 25° C | Demography: Population (inhab.) : 987 000 Density (inhab/km2) > 500 |
| Precipitations: Annual : 620 mm Distribution : winter rains (may-august) | Human Development Index: South Africa : 0,684 |
| Biogeographic classification: Mediterranean forests, woodlands ans scrub (Afrotropic) | Ecological Footprint: South Africa : 4 |
| Natural heritage: Table mountain, "Good Hope Cape", flora Finbos, Penguins' colony Cultural heritage: African culture ; visited in the late 15th cent. by portugueses on their way to India ; settled by the Dutch in 1652, with the founding of Cape Town, Robben Island (Mandela) Coastal management: The City is preparing a Coastal Zone Strategy proposing and integrated approach toi coastal management Criteria retained by the club: BN 3 : Aesthetic importance (Table mountain) ; BN 2 : Ecological and biological process (Finbos flora) | |
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