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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 the fall of apartheid.
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 ...
The garden is one of 10 National Botanical Gardens covering five of South Africa's six different biomes and administered by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Prior to 1 September 2004, the institute was known as the National Botanical Institute. Kirstenbosch places a strong emphasis on the cultivation of indigenous plants
580 km 2 (220 sq mi) Established. 2019. Governing body. Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) Robben Island Marine Protected Area (South Africa) The Robben Island Marine Protected Area is an inshore and offshore conservation region around and near Robben Island in Table Bay in the territorial waters of South Africa .
Table Mountain National Park, previously known as the Cape Peninsula National Park, is a national park in Cape Town, South Africa, proclaimed on 29 May 1998, for the purpose of protecting the natural environment of the Table Mountain Chain, and in particular the rare fynbos vegetation. The park is managed by South African National Parks.
As a young man, Luyanda Mpahlwa spent five years imprisoned at Robben Island during South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement. The award-winning architect has since used that experience to ...
M. Mac Maharaj; Thabo Makunyane; Clarence Makwetu; Gcina Malindi; Nelson Mandela; Tom Manthata; Mzwandile Masala; George Mashamba; Amos Masondo; Pat Matosa; Seth Mazibuko
Topography of South Africa. South Africa is located in subtropical southern Africa, lying between 22°S and 35°S.It is bordered by Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe to the north, by Mozambique and Eswatini (Swaziland) to the northeast, by the Indian Ocean to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the coastline extending for more than 2,500 km (1,600 mi).