+tomtwogates Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 a bit older than the last three answers, in fact it dates back to before van Riebeek Quote Link to comment
+the pooks Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Mrs Pooks says Delagoa Bay - but is surely Portugese. Quote Link to comment
+tomtwogates Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Mrs Pooks says Delagoa Bay - but is surely Portugese. Yup not British! Quote Link to comment
+tomtwogates Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Table Bay Originally called the the watering place of Saldanha - Antonio de Saldanha, a Portuguese admiral anchored his fleet in 1503. First recorded ascent of Table Mountain, the Portugese shunned it as they lost some men to the locals there, the British only described the bay and the Dutch gave it the name Tafelbaai. Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Owen Island at Port Nolloth? Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Brittania Bay? Quote Link to comment
+tomtwogates Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Brittania Bay? Britannia Bay was named after an British ship named Britannia that struck the notorious Britannia Reef, which lies about 3 miles west of the present day Britannia Bay, on the 22 October 1826 - so long after the one I am looking for - but must say you are persistent Carbon Hunter! Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 but must say you are persistent Carbon Hunter! I just enjoy the game - so answer whenever I'm online! How about St Helena Bay? Quote Link to comment
+Wazat Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Cape point? Or Gordon's Bay? Quote Link to comment
+tomtwogates Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 but must say you are persistent Carbon Hunter! I just enjoy the game - so answer whenever I'm online! How about St Helena Bay? Don't get me wrong it is great to get your responses - St Helena Bay Named by Vasco da Gama on St Helena's day in 1497 so again Portuguese! Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 running out of ideas now!!!!! 12 apostles - but this is scraping the barrel? Quote Link to comment
+tomtwogates Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Cape point? Or Gordon's Bay? Gordon's Bay Named for Col Robert Gordon the Dutch garrison comander in 1795 - he committed suicide after Britain took over the Cape in that year - the town used to be called Vischhoek, but was changed to avoid confusion with the one across the bay! Also not Cape Point - I guess it would originally have been called Kaappunt Quote Link to comment
+Discombob Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Lamberts Bay (if that is still in the Cape!!!) Quote Link to comment
+Discombob Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 or what about Victoria Bay Quote Link to comment
+tomtwogates Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Lamberts Bay (if that is still in the Cape!!!) Named for Sir Robert Lambert, fleet Commander 1820-1821 - so much too late Quote Link to comment
+tomtwogates Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Chapmans Peak? Well done Wazat - John Chapman was the Ship's Mate of the British ship "Consent" who, in a small boat, landed ashore on what we know today as Hout Bay's beach, on the 27th July 1607. He quickly established that the Bay was in fact a safe anchorage and that fresh water was available, but probably little else. It was dusk and he had to return to his becalmed ship lying off the majestic cliff we know today as the Sentinel. What he did not know was that he had stumbled across a "Garden of Eden" which even to this day ranks as one of the most beautiful bays on Earth. The subsequent charts described the Bay as "Chapman's Chaunce" and it was only after Jan van Riebeeck's arrival from Holland, some 50 yrs later , that it became known as Hout Baeitjen and eventually Hout Bay. However, the name "Chapman" has remained to this day associated with the imposing mountain we now know as Chapmans Peak. sorry looked at Discombob's answer first, but you were correct! You have the floor Quote Link to comment
+Wazat Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Lucky guess.... Wow. What is significant about Jan Joubert's Gat? Quote Link to comment
+cownchicken Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 The bridge is an historical monument? .... with a cache below it? It was also retained when the new road was built on Cats Pass, the highwayto the East which was replaced by Sir Lowry's Pass. Quote Link to comment
+cincol Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 The oldest bridge still in use in SA? Quote Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 First minerals mined there? Quote Link to comment
+Wazat Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 The oldest bridge still in use in SA? In a way yes. But i will give it to you. It is the oldest "stone" bridge in South Africa still in use today. Yep there is also a cache at the bridge and it seems to be a tough little cache to find too. Cincol the floor is all yours. Quote Link to comment
+cincol Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) This one is a 1 star question. What are the Cedarberg renowned for - or what is unique to the Cedarberg? Edited March 23, 2009 by cincol Quote Link to comment
+CapeDoc Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 largest free standing arch? Quote Link to comment
+tomtwogates Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Widdringtonia cedarbergensis the cedar tree? My son did a thesis on it. Quote Link to comment
+cincol Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) Widdringtonia cedarbergensis the cedar tree? My son did a thesis on it. Hardly "renowned" for that but definitely getting warmer! Edited March 23, 2009 by cincol Quote Link to comment
+tomtwogates Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Highest vineyard in SA? Quote Link to comment
+cincol Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Highest vineyard in SA? Nope - but still very warm! Quote Link to comment
+anlufu Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 The oldest vineyard in SA. Quote Link to comment
+cincol Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Here is a clue - the key words are "renowned" and "unique". That should do the trick. Quote Link to comment
+cincol Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 The rock formations? Getting very cold now! Quote Link to comment
+cincol Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 rooibos tea? Yebo Gogo - well done!! Rooibos tea - our very own indigineous tea unique to the Cedarberg. Quote Link to comment
+the pooks Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 rooibos tea? Yebo Gogo - well done!! Rooibos tea - our very own indigineous tea unique to the Cedarberg. It will be interesting to have some more information on this. I know it is grown around that area, but what is the extent of the area that it grows natuarally? This question is slightly misleading. A quick look at Oziexplorer 1:250000 maps shows "Cederberg" to be the mountainous area that most of us recognise as the place folks go hiking in - roughly the mountains to the right as you drive from Citrusdal to Clanwilliam. The tea is also grown towards the left of that road, though. Apologies if it sounds as if I'm nitpicking - just adding to the discussion. Quote Link to comment
+the pooks Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 rooibos tea? Yebo Gogo - well done!! Rooibos tea - our very own indigineous tea unique to the Cedarberg. It will be interesting to have some more information on this. I know it is grown around that area, but what is the extent of the area that it grows natuarally? This question is slightly misleading. A quick look at Oziexplorer 1:250000 maps shows "Cederberg" to be the mountainous area that most of us recognise as the place folks go hiking in - roughly the mountains to the right as you drive from Citrusdal to Clanwilliam. The tea is also grown towards the left of that road, though. Apologies if it sounds as if I'm nitpicking - just adding to the discussion. Quote Link to comment
+tomtwogates Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 What was Nicolas Louis de la Caille claim to fame as regarding the Cape and what was his result? Quote Link to comment
+GlobalRat Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I know he measured the first South African arc of the meridian...... Quote Link to comment
+CapeDoc Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I know he measured the first South African arc of the meridian...... Globalrat, next time "Who wants to be a Millionaire" is auditioning, please apply to be on the show! Quote Link to comment
+tomtwogates Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I know he measured the first South African arc of the meridian...... Well done GlobalRat - his conclusion was that the world was pear shaped, but this was due to a miscalculation of I believe the influence of the massive mountains on his measurement. It was finally proved round by Thomas Maclear (the highest point of Table Mountain has a beacon named after him). There is a cache near the northern end of La Caille's line near Aurora (GCRP1N) So over to you....... Quote Link to comment
+GlobalRat Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Globalrat, next time "Who wants to be a Millionaire" is auditioning, please apply to be on the show! If only THEY asked questions that I knew the answers to Quote Link to comment
+GlobalRat Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) Where will you typically find loxodromes? Edited March 23, 2009 by GlobalRat Quote Link to comment
+Wazat Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 On top of high rise buildings? Quote Link to comment
+Jors Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 On the surface of the earth you'll find'em. Typically on sea - some kind of navigation line, used in the same context as great circles? Quote Link to comment
+The Huskies Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 In navigation, a rhumb line (or loxodrome) is a line crossing all meridians at the same angle. A path, also known as a rhumb line, which cuts a meridian on a given surface at any constant angle but a right angle. Quote Link to comment
+The Huskies Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) Double post. Edited March 23, 2009 by The Huskies Quote Link to comment
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