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Place in Western Cape, South Africa
Plettenberg Bay
Plettenbergbaai
From top, Plettenberg Bay viewed from Robberg Peninsula. Keurbooms River mouth (middle left). Beacon Island Resort (middle right). Entrance to Nelson Bay Cave stone age archaeological site (bottom).
Plettenberg Bay, nicknamed Plett,[2] is the primary town of the Bitou Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. According to the census of 2001, the town had a population of 29,149. It was originally named Bahia Formosa ("Beautiful Bay") by early Portuguese explorers and lies on South Africa's Garden Route 210 km from Port Elizabeth and about 600 km from Cape Town.
^ abcdSum of the Main Places Bossiesgerf, New Horizons, Kwanokuthula and Plettenberg Bay from Census 2011.
^Bekker, Leon (2007-03-09). "Integration make-over for Plet". Fin24. Retrieved 2008-02-26. Not everybody in Plet is satisfied with the project, however. [...] "They feel crowded by the development and believe some parts of the Eastern Cape are still like the Plet they knew," he said.[permanent dead link]
PlettenbergBay, nicknamed Plett, is the primary town of the Bitou Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. According to the census...
Bitou Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Bitou), formerly known as PlettenbergBay Municipality, is a local municipality within the Garden Route District...
Heidelberg, Riversdale, Stilbaai, Albertinia, Gouritsmond, Knysna, PlettenbergBay, Mossel Bay, Oudtshoorn, Great Brak River, Little Brak River, Wilderness...
unassigned southern districts of Bot River, Cape Agulhas, Overberg, PlettenbergBay and Walker Bay, and the wards of Cederberg, Ceres, Herbertsdale, Prince Albert...
the city of George on the N2 highway, and 33 kilometres west of the PlettenbergBay on the same road. A number of explanations exist for the origins of...
The House of Plettenberg is the name of the Westphalian noble family of the Uradel. It dates back at least to 1187, when Heidolphus de Plettenbrath was...
near George (40 km east of Mossel Bay), and 1,675 metres at Formosa Peak near PlettenbergBay (150 km east of Mossel Bay). To the east, the land slopes upwards...
Bay Keurboomsrivier Keurboomstrand Knysna Kranshoek Kurland Estate Little Brak River Mossel Bay Nature's Valley Noetzie Pacaltsdorp PlettenbergBay Port...
Vredendal CW Worcester, De Doorns & Touws River CX Knysna, Sedgefield & PlettenbergBay CY Bellville, Durbanville, Parow, Goodwood. Now part of the City of...
experienced rapid growth. Such areas include the Garden Route (Mossel Bay to PlettenbergBay), Rustenburg area, Nelspruit area, Cape West Coast, and the KwaZulu-Natal...
South Africa, such as PlettenbergBay, where the industry is linked to conservation and education efforts through PlettenbergBay-based volunteer marine...
Fallout were filmed in the area. Noli, Gino: Desert Diamonds. Gino Noli, PlettenbergBay 2010, ISBN 978-0-620-40680-2. An abandoned building Interior of abandoned...
was never part of German South West Africa. CX Knysna, Sedgefield & PlettenbergBay (Western Cape) Previously CBI. CY Bellville, Goodwood, Parow, Durbanville...
can be seen from the shore from July to October while both PlettenbergBay and Algoa Bay are also home to the southern right whales from July to December...
Baron Joachim Ammena van Plettenberg (8 March 1739, in Leeuwarden, Netherlands – 18 August 1793, in Zwolle, Netherlands) was the governor of the Cape...
to steep and mountainous in places. The only natural harbour is Saldanha Bay on the west coast, about 140 kilometres (90 mi) north of Cape Town. However...
conservation region in the territorial waters of South Africa, near PlettenbergBay in the Western Cape province. The 1.96 km2 Robberg Nature Reserve was...
Elementary School in Palm Beach and the Masizame Children's Shelter in PlettenbergBay, South Africa.[citation needed] Proceeds from the Gary Player Invitational...
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