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Title: Fishing industry, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Fishing industry, Recreation, Ocean, Seafood
Description: Japanese, Korean and Formosan tunny boats lay up in Cape Town to carry out repairs and enable crews to check equipment. The short stay in port is a welcome break for the crew members, who have become a familiar sight in the docks and city.
Identifier: islandora:14628

Title: Fishing industry, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Fishing industry, Recreation, Ocean, Seafood
Description: Japanese, Korean and Formosan fishing vessels operating off the South African coast take advantage of the bad winter weather to carry out checks on gear and minor repairs in Cape Town. A large number of the foreign fishing fleet are at present in port or lying in Table Bay.
Identifier: islandora:15019

Title: Silvermine mountains, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Silvermine (South Africa), circa 1940, Mountains, Landscapes, Ocean
Description: Silvermine mountains, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:14880

Title: Dwesa Forest
Subject: Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, , , ,
Description: Location: Dwesa Nature Reserve., Ecology: Forest and perennial river.
Identifier: islandora:10459

Title: Fishing industry, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Table Bay (South Africa), Fishing, Recreation, Ocean, Seafood
Description: Fishing fleet, Table Bay.
Identifier: islandora:15029

Title: Mar di Aethiopia vulgo Oceanus Aethiopicus
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: Extends eastward to include South America. The compass rose radiates numerous rhumb lines. "An elongated land mass along the lower border is labelled Terra Australis Incognita probably one of the earliest representations of Australia.", Amsterdam. Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
Identifier: islandora:25352

Title: St. Lucia
Subject: Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Zonal & Intrazonal Forest, , , ,
Description: Location: Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park., Ecology: Dune forest and grassland.
Identifier: islandora:10450

Title: Fishing industry, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Fishing, Crayfish industry, Recreation, Ocean, Seafood
Description: Manual Moniz on Seafarer: crayfishing industry.
Identifier: islandora:15030

Title: St. Lucia
Subject: Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Zonal & Intrazonal Forest, , , ,
Description: Location: Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park., Ecology: Coastal grassland-forest mosaic.
Identifier: islandora:10448

Title: Fishing industry, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Fishing industry, Recreation, Ocean, Seafood
Description: One of the busiest quarters of Cape Town's harbour is the trawler basin which adjoins the Alfred Basin. The fleet of fishing vessels move in and out of the basin as regularly as a yo-yo going up and down but do not attract the same amount of interest as their 'big brothers' of the merchant fleet, which use the facilities in the Victoria Basin and Duncan Dock.
Identifier: islandora:15023

Title: St. Lucia
Subject: Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, , , ,
Description: Location: Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park., Ecology: Coastal savanna/grassland.
Identifier: islandora:10454

Title: Carta particolare che comincia con il fiume Juntas nella Guinea e finisce con il capo di S. Dara e con l'Isola d'S. Thomaso
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: Inset: Island of St. Thomas., Florence. Dudley, Robert, Sir, 1574-1649
Identifier: islandora:25740

Title: Two children pose in front of a swimming pool , Cape Town
Subject: Oceans, Seaside, ,
Description: Two scenes at Miller's Point, where new amenities provided by the Cape Divisional Council are to be opened by Mr A.P. Venter, M.E.C., this afternoon. One picture shows the swimming pool among the rocks, with Marian (6) and Martin (5), the children of the caretaker of the resort, Mr C. Stakenberg. In the other picture early arrivals at the caravan park settle in for the weekend.
Identifier: islandora:15271

Title: Sodwana Bay - ungrazed ground
Subject: Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, , , ,
Description: Location: Around Bhangazi Lake., Ecology: Coastal grassland with forest patches.
Identifier: islandora:10445

Title: Aerial view of Muizenberg and the empty plot where the Pavilion once was, Cape Town
Subject: Landscapes, Ocean, Beaches, Infrastructure, ,
Description: Surfers-eye view of the beachfront at Muizenberg soon after sunrise on a clear winter's morning. This photograph, taken from a low-flying aircraft, shows the area of beach once occupied by the now demolished Muizenberg Pavilion.
Identifier: islandora:15422

Title: Carta particolare dell mare Oceano fra l'Ierlandia e l'Isole di Asores
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: A compass rose and sailing vessel decorate the sea., Florence. Dudley, Robert, Sir, 1574-1649
Identifier: islandora:25464

Title: Man waxes his surfboard, Cape Town
Subject: Aquatic sports, Recreation areas, Ocean, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), ,
Description: "The tanks" beach at Paarden Eiland is still relatively unpolluted. It is also a good surfing spot.
Identifier: islandora:15628

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