+tomtwogates Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 a bit older than the last three answers, in fact it dates back to before van Riebeek
+the pooks Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 Mrs Pooks says Delagoa Bay - but is surely Portugese.
+tomtwogates Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 Mrs Pooks says Delagoa Bay - but is surely Portugese. Yup not British!
+tomtwogates Posted March 22, 2009 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.
+tomtwogates Posted March 22, 2009 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!
+Carbon Hunter Posted March 22, 2009 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?
+tomtwogates Posted March 22, 2009 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!
+Carbon Hunter Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 running out of ideas now!!!!! 12 apostles - but this is scraping the barrel?
+tomtwogates Posted March 22, 2009 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
+Discombob Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 Lamberts Bay (if that is still in the Cape!!!)
+tomtwogates Posted March 22, 2009 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
+tomtwogates Posted March 22, 2009 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
+Wazat Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 Lucky guess.... Wow. What is significant about Jan Joubert's Gat?
+cownchicken Posted March 23, 2009 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.
+Wazat Posted March 23, 2009 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.
+cincol Posted March 23, 2009 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
+tomtwogates Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 Widdringtonia cedarbergensis the cedar tree? My son did a thesis on it.
+cincol Posted March 23, 2009 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
+cincol Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 Highest vineyard in SA? Nope - but still very warm!
+cincol Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 Here is a clue - the key words are "renowned" and "unique". That should do the trick.
+cincol Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 rooibos tea? Yebo Gogo - well done!! Rooibos tea - our very own indigineous tea unique to the Cedarberg.
+the pooks Posted March 23, 2009 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.
+the pooks Posted March 23, 2009 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.
+tomtwogates Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 What was Nicolas Louis de la Caille claim to fame as regarding the Cape and what was his result?
+GlobalRat Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 I know he measured the first South African arc of the meridian......
+CapeDoc Posted March 23, 2009 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!
+tomtwogates Posted March 23, 2009 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.......
+GlobalRat Posted March 23, 2009 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
+GlobalRat Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) Where will you typically find loxodromes? Edited March 23, 2009 by GlobalRat
+Jors Posted March 23, 2009 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?
+The Huskies Posted March 23, 2009 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.
+The Huskies Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) Double post. Edited March 23, 2009 by The Huskies
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