SOUTH AFRICA ~ Table Mountain - Cape Town ~

... Beautiful and classic panoramic view of Table Mountain seen from Bloubergstrand... the best spot for a great view of this flat-topped massif... with a long stretch of deep blue sea lying in front of it... the Iconic Heart Of Cape Town and most prominent landmark of South Africa... and its flattened peak makes it one of the most recognisable mountains in the world... Table Mountain is featured on Cape Town's flag and on the City's logo... Big Thanks Alena!(✿◠‿◠)

The highest point of Table Mountain is 1087m above sea level. It’s called Maclear’s Beacon for the man who built a stone cairn at the site in 1865. It was meant to be used for a trigonometric survey. It got its name because of its flat top.

Table Mountain is 240-million years old, and is one of the oldest mountains in the world, older than the Andes, the Alps, the Rocky Mountains and the Himalayas.

It is part of the Table Mountain National Park ( TMNP), a name given to the park in 1998. 

The place to see the views from is a small town and growing area of developments is called Bloubergstrand, a seaside suburb of the City of Cape Town along the shores of Table Bay.

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The Big 5 

(Issued 09-05-2014)