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  2. Robben Island - Wikipedia

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    Robben Island (Afrikaans: Robbeneiland) is an island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, north of Cape Town, South Africa. It takes its name from the Dutch word for seals ( robben ), hence the Dutch/Afrikaans name Robbeneiland , which translates to Seal(s) Island .

  3. Table Mountain Aerial Cableway - Wikipedia

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    The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway is a cable car transportation system offering visitors a five-minute ride to the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. It is one of Cape Town's most popular tourist attractions with approximately one million people a year using the Cableway. [3] In January 2019, the Cableway welcomed its 28 ...

  4. Robben Island Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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    It was completed in January 1865 and is located on the highest part of Robben Island, Mintoheuwel. Before the construction of the lighthouse, fires were made on the hill to warn sailors of the island's location and the hill was then also known as Vuurberg. The first navigation light (Dutch: "vuyrbaecken") south of the equator was also the first ...

  5. Sonny Venkatrathnam - Wikipedia

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    Sonny Venkatrathnam (27 July 1935 – 15 March 2019) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and human rights activist who was imprisoned in the Robben Island Maximum Security Prison along with other anti-apartheid activists including Nelson Mandela, Govan Mbeki, and Mac Maharaj. [1] He was most famously known for smuggling an edition of ...

  6. Robben Island Marine Protected Area - Wikipedia

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    580 km 2 (220 sq mi) Established. 2019. Governing body. Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) Robben Island Marine Protected Area (South Africa) The Robben Island Marine Protected Area is an inshore and offshore conservation region around and near Robben Island in Table Bay in the territorial waters of South Africa.

  7. Robben Island (prison) - Wikipedia

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    Robben Island Prison is an inactive prison on Robben Island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometers (4.3 mi) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa. Nobel Laureate and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela was imprisoned there for 18 of the 27 years he served behind bars before the fall of apartheid.

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