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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144by Booth, Jenny Marie, Steinfurth, Antje, Fusi, Marco, Cuthbert, Richard J., McQuaid, Christopher D.Contributors: “...Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7700...”
Published in Polar Biology (2018)
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145by Flood, Robert, Zufelt, Kirk, Bretagnolle, Vincent, Shirihai, HadoramContributors: “...University of Cape Town-DST-NRF Centre of Excellence...”
Published in Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club (2021)
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146by Connan, Maëlle, Mcquaid, Christopher D., Bonnevie, Bo T., Smale, Malcolm J., Cherel, YvesContributors: “...University of Cape Town...”
Published in Marine Ecology Progress Series (2014)
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149by Connan, Maëlle, Mcquaid, Christopher D., Bonnevie, Bo T., Smale, Malcolm J., Cherel, YvesContributors: “...University of Cape Town...”
Published in Marine Ecology Progress Series (2014)
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150by Bentley, Lily, K, Phillips, Richard, A, Carpenter-Kling, Tegan, Crawford, Robert, J M, Cuthbert, Richard, J, Delord, Karine, Dilley, Ben, J, Makhado, Azwianewi, B, Miller, Peter, I, Oppel, Steffen, Pistorius, Pierre, A, Ryan, Peter, G, Schoombie, Stefan, Weimerskirch, Henri, Manica, AndreaContributors: “...University of Cape Town...”
Published in Journal of Biogeography (2024)
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151by Bentley, Lily, K, Phillips, Richard, A, Carpenter-Kling, Tegan, Crawford, Robert, J M, Cuthbert, Richard, J, Delord, Karine, Dilley, Ben, J, Makhado, Azwianewi, B, Miller, Peter, I, Oppel, Steffen, Pistorius, Pierre, A, Ryan, Peter, G, Schoombie, Stefan, Weimerskirch, Henri, Manica, AndreaContributors: “...University of Cape Town...”
Published in Journal of Biogeography (2024)
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152by Boye, Marie, Achterberg, Eric P., Bown, Johann, Bucciarelli, Eva, Cardinal, D., 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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153by Boye, Marie, Achterberg, Eric P., Bown, Johann, Bucciarelli, Eva, Cardinal, D., 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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154by Van Hulten, Marco, Middag, Rob, Dutay, Jean-Claude, De Baar, Hein, Roy-Barman, Matthieu, Gehlen, Marion, Tagliabue, Alessandro, Sterl, AndreasContributors: “...Department of Oceanography Cape Town...”
Published in Biogeosciences (2017)
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155by van Hulten, Marco, Middag, Rob, Dutay, Jean-Claude, de Baar, Hein, Roy-Barman, Matthieu, Gehlen, Marion, Tagliabue, Alessandro, Sterl, AndreasContributors: “...Department of Oceanography Cape Town...”
Published in Biogeosciences (2017)
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156by van Hulten, Marco, Middag, Rob, Dutay, Jean-Claude, de Baar, Hein, J. W., Roy-Barman, Matthieu, Gehlen, Marion, Tagliabue, Alessandro, Sterl, AndreasContributors: “...Department of Oceanography Cape Town...”
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157by Chambers, Lynda E, Altwegg, Res, Barbraud, Christophe, Barnard, Phoebe, Beaumont, Linda J, Crawford, Robert J M, Durant, Joel M, Hughes, Lesley, Keatley, Marie R, Low, Matt, Morellato, Patricia C, Poloczanska, Elvira S, Ruoppolo, Valeria, Vanstreels, Ralph E T, Woehler, Eric J, Wolfaardt, Anton CContributors: “...University of Cape Town...”
Published in PLoS ONE (2013)
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158by Mdutyana, Mhlangabezi, Sun, Xin, Burger, Jessica, Flynn, Raquel, Smith, Shantelle, Horsten, Natasha, Roychoudhury, Alakendra, Planquette, Hélène, Bucciarelli, Eva, Thomalla, Sandy, Ward, Bess, Fawcett, SarahContributors: “...Department of Oceanography Cape Town...”
Published in Limnology and Oceanography (2022)
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159by Chambers, Lynda E, Altwegg, Res, Barbraud, Christophe, Barnard, Phoebe, Beaumont, Linda J, Crawford, Robert J M, Durant, Joel M, Hughes, Lesley, Keatley, Marie R, Low, Matt, Morellato, Patricia C, Poloczanska, Elvira S, Ruoppolo, Valeria, Vanstreels, Ralph E T, Woehler, Eric J, Wolfaardt, Anton CContributors: “...University of Cape Town...”
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160by Ah-Peng, Claudine, Flores, Olivier, Wilding, Nicholas, Bardat, Jacques, Marline, Lovanomanjanahary, Hedderson, Terry A. J., Strasberg, DominiqueContributors: “...Department of Biological Sciences Cape Town...”
Published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research (2014)
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