Cape Town
Cape Town |, }} Also known as the ''Mother City''.}} is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the country's second-largest city, after Johannesburg, and the largest in the Western Cape. The city is part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality.The city is known for its harbour, its natural setting in the Cape Floristic Region, and for landmarks such as Table Mountain and Cape Point. In 2014, Cape Town was named the best place in the world to visit by ''The New York Times'', and was similarly ranked number one by ''The Daily Telegraph'' in both 2016 and 2023.
Located on the shore of Table Bay, the City Bowl area of Cape Town is the oldest urban area in the Western Cape, with a significant cultural heritage. It was founded by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) as a supply station for Dutch ships sailing to East Africa, India, and the Far East. Jan van Riebeeck's arrival on 6 April 1652 established the VOC Cape Colony, the first permanent European settlement in South Africa. Cape Town outgrew its original purpose as the first European outpost at the Castle of Good Hope, becoming the economic and cultural hub of the Cape Colony. Until the Witwatersrand Gold Rush and the development of Johannesburg, Cape Town was the largest city in southern Africa.
The metropolitan area has a long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, which includes False Bay, and extends to the Hottentots Holland mountains to the east. The Table Mountain National Park is within the city boundaries and there are several other nature reserves and marine-protected areas within, and adjacent to, the city, protecting the diverse terrestrial and marine natural environment. Provided by Wikipedia
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201by Richard, Yves, Rouault, Mathieu, Pohl, Benjamin, Crétat, Julien, Duclot, I., Taboulot, S., Reason, C.J.C., Macron, Clémence, Buiron, D.Contributors: “...Department of Oceanography Cape Town...”
Published in International Journal of Climatology (2013)
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202by Boye, Marie, Achterberg, Eric, Bown, Johann, Bucciarelli, Eva, Cardinal, Damien, Cassar, N., Cavagna, Anne-Julie, Chever, Fanny, Dehairs, Frank, Fine, R.A., Happel, J., Joubert, W.R., Le Moigne, F.A, Masqué, Pere, Monteiro, P., Planchon, Frédéric, Sarthou, Géraldine, Verdeny, E., Wake, Bronwyn, Waldron, H.N.Contributors: “...Department of Oceanography Cape Town...”
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203by Jaeger, Audrey, Jaquemet, Sébastien, Phillips, Richard A., Wanless, Ross M., Richard, Pierre, Cherel, YvesContributors: “...University of Cape Town...”
Published in Marine Ecology Progress Series (2013)
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204by Rawlence, Nicolas, Salis, Alexander, Spencer, Hamish, Waters, Jonathan m., Scarsbrook, Lachie, Mitchell, Kieren, Phillips, Richard, Calderón, Luciano, Cook, Timothée, Bost, Charles‐andré, Dutoit, Ludovic, King, Tania m., Masello, Juan, Nupen, Lisa, Quillfeldt, Petra, Ratcliffe, Norman, Ryan, Peter, Till, Charlotte, Kennedy, MartynContributors: “...University of Cape Town-DST-NRF Centre of Excellence...”
Published in Journal of Biogeography (2022)
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205by Sutton, Grace, Pichegru, Lorien, Botha, Jonathan, Kouzani, Abbas, Adams, Scott, Bost, Charles, Arnould, John P.Y.Contributors: “...University of Cape Town-Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology...”
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206by Rawlence, Nicolas, Salis, Alexander, Spencer, Hamish, Waters, Jonathan m., Scarsbrook, Lachie, Mitchell, Kieren, Phillips, Richard, Calderón, Luciano, Cook, Timothée, Bost, Charles‐andré, Dutoit, Ludovic, King, Tania m., Masello, Juan, Nupen, Lisa, Quillfeldt, Petra, Ratcliffe, Norman, Ryan, Peter, Till, Charlotte, Kennedy, MartynContributors: “...University of Cape Town-DST-NRF Centre of Excellence...”
Published in Journal of Biogeography (2022)
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207by Rawlence, Nicolas, Salis, Alexander, Spencer, Hamish, Waters, Jonathan m., Scarsbrook, Lachie, Mitchell, Kieren, Phillips, Richard, Calderón, Luciano, Cook, Timothée, Bost, Charles‐andré, Dutoit, Ludovic, King, Tania m., Masello, Juan, Nupen, Lisa, Quillfeldt, Petra, Ratcliffe, Norman, Ryan, Peter, Till, Charlotte, Kennedy, MartynContributors: “...University of Cape Town-DST-NRF Centre of Excellence...”
Published in Journal of Biogeography (2022)
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208by Jaeger, Audrey, Jaquemet, Sébastien, Phillips, Richard A., Wanless, Ross M., Richard, Pierre, Cherel, YvesContributors: “...University of Cape Town...”
Published in Marine Ecology Progress Series (2013)
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209by Jaeger, Audrey, Jaquemet, Sébastien, Phillips, Richard A., Wanless, Ross M., Richard, Pierre, Cherel, YvesContributors: “...University of Cape Town...”
Published in Marine Ecology Progress Series (2013)
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210Contributors: “...University of Cape Town...”
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211Contributors: “...University of Cape Town-Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology...”
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212by Sutton, Grace, Pichegru, Lorien, Botha, Jonathan, Kouzani, Abbas, Adams, Scott, Bost, Charles, Arnould, John P.Y.Contributors: “...University of Cape Town-Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology...”
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213by Paton-Walsh, Clare, Emmerson, Kathryn, M, Garland, Rebecca, M, Keywood, Melita, Hoelzemann, Judith, J, Huneeus, Nicolás, Buchholz, Rebecca, R, Humphries, Ruhi, S, Altieri, Katye, Schmale, Julia, Wilson, Stephen, R, Labuschagne, Casper, Kalisa, Egide, Fisher, Jenny, A, Deutscher, Nicholas, M, van Zyl, Pieter, G, Beukes, Johan, P, Joubert, Warren, Martin, Lynwil, Mkololo, Thumeka, Barbosa, Cybelli, de Fatima Andrade, Maria, Schofield, Robyn, Mallet, Marc, D, Harvey, Mike, J, Formenti, Paola, Piketh, Stuart, J, Olivares, GustavoContributors: “...Department of Oceanography Cape Town...”
Published in Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene (2022)
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214by Cherel, Yves, Barbraud, Christophe, Lahournat, Maxime, Jaeger, Audrey, Jaquemet, Sébastien, Wanless, Ross, Phillips, Richard, Thompson, David, Bustamante, PacoContributors: “...University of Cape Town...”
Published in Environmental Pollution (2018)
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215by Cherel, Yves, Jaeger, Audrey, Alderman, R., Jaquemet, Sébastien, Richard, Patrick, Wanless R., M., Phillips, R.A., Thompson, D.R.Contributors: “...University of Cape Town-Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology...”
Published in Ecography (2013)
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216by Cherel, Yves, Jaeger, Audrey, Alderman, R., Jaquemet, Sébastien, Richard, Patrick, Wanless R., M., Phillips, R.A., Thompson, D.R.Contributors: “...University of Cape Town-Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology...”
Published in Ecography (2013)
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217by Cherel, Yves, Barbraud, Christophe, Lahournat, Maxime, Jaeger, Audrey, Jaquemet, Sébastien, Wanless, Ross, Phillips, Richard, T., Thompson, David, Bustamante, PacoContributors: “...University of Cape Town...”
Published in Environmental Pollution (2018)
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218by Rexer‐huber, Kalinka, Veale, Andrew, Catry, Paulo, Cherel, Yves, Dutoit, Ludovic, Foster, Yasmin, Mcewan, John, Parker, Graham, Phillips, Richard, A., Ryan, Peter, Y. A., Stanworth, Andrew, Stijn, Tracey, Thompson, David, Waters, Jonathan, Robertson, BruceContributors: “...University of Cape Town-DST-NRF Centre of Excellence...”
Published in Molecular Ecology (2019)
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219by Cherel, Yves, Barbraud, Christophe, Lahournat, Maxime, Jaeger, Audrey, Jaquemet, Sébastien, Wanless, Ross, Phillips, Richard, T., Thompson, David, Bustamante, PacoContributors: “...University of Cape Town...”
Published in Environmental Pollution (2018)
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220by Cherel, Yves, Barbraud, Christophe, Lahournat, Maxime, Jaeger, Audrey, Jaquemet, Sébastien, Wanless, Ross, Phillips, Richard, Thompson, David, Bustamante, PacoContributors: “...University of Cape Town...”
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