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De Hel Nature Area

Nature reserves in Cape TownProtected areas of the Western CapeSouth African heritage resourcesSouth African heritage sites
De Hel Nature Reserve Cape Town
De Hel Nature Reserve Cape Town

De Hel Nature Area is a 21.3-hectare (53-acre) nature reserve protecting a river valley and indigenous forest on the lower eastern slopes of Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa.

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De Hel Nature Area
De Hel Trail, Cape Town Witteboomen

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7848 Cape Town, Witteboomen
Western Cape, South Africa
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De Hel Nature Reserve Cape Town
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Constantia Nek
Constantia Nek

Constantia Nek is a low pass over the Table Mountain range in Cape Town, South Africa, linking Constantia to Hout Bay in the west. It is one of three passes connecting Hout Bay to the rest of the city, and, with Ou Kaapse Weg is one of the two passes over the mountain range between the city centre and the Fish Hoek valley. The summit of the pass is at 212m. Three roads meet at the summit of the pass: Rhodes Drive, heading north towards the city, Constantia Road, heading towards the Constantia and the southern suburbs, and Hout Bay Main Road, heading into the Hout Bay valley. It is the highest point on the Two Oceans Marathon ultramarathon route.Many hiking routes start at Constantia Nek. To the south, a path heads over Vlakkenberg towards Constantiaberg. To the north, the Jeep Track (also called the Bridle Path) ascends to the reservoirs on the "back table" of Table Mountain, while the contour path heads into Cecilia Park and northwards towards Kirstenbosch. To the west, a path heads into the restricted area of Orange Kloof. The pass was called "Clooff Pas" by Jan van Riebeeck when he crossed it on 23 March 1657. Constantia Nek Restaurant, situated at the top of the pass, is the oldest restaurant in Cape Town.The mountainside at Constantia Nek is covered in Peninsula Granite Fynbos, an endangered vegetation type that is endemic to Cape Town - occurring nowhere else. Another different endangered and endemic vegetation type, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, can be found much further up the mountain slopes.

Wynberg Military Base
Wynberg Military Base

Wynberg Military Base is an army post in South Africa. It is located in the suburb of Wynberg, Cape Town in the Western Cape Province. Its hosts 2 Military Hospital and the Wynberg Military Base Sports Stadium. The Victorian era Officers Club at the base was declared a national monument in 1968. During the first British invasion of the Cape a British camp was briefly established at the location of the base in 1797 due to its equidistant location between Table Bay to its north and False Bay to is south. During this period the camp briefly served as the headquarters Cape Corps. A farm owned by Alexander Tennant was purchased and a more permanent base established in 1804. It was again taken over by the British following their second successful invasion of the Cape in 1806 and remained an important British military installation until it was handed over to the newly formed Union of South Africa in 1910. During this period the 59th Regiment (2nd East Lancashire), part of the Cape garrison, was stationed at the base in 1806, from 1859 to 1861, and from 1911 to 1914. Between 1816 and 1859 the base (then a camp) fell into a state of disrepair and remained undeveloped until the 1880s. By 1886 the base was occupied by over 1,800 officers and men with stabling for roughly 300 horses. In 1899 the base was declared a military hospital eight weeks after the start of the Second Boer War, acting as an important military installation for the rest of the war. During the war No.1 and No 2 Military Hospitals were established at the base with over 1,000 beds for patients between both hospitals. Following the outbreak of World War I the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd South African Mounted Rifles received training at the base and it remained an important military hospital. During World War II the base was primarily used as a military medical centre. During the later part of the South African Border War No. 1 Hospital was demolished and replaced by 2 Military Hospital.