The Need For A Lighthouse At Cape Point

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The New Lighthouse Relocation

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Construction Of The Original Lighthouse

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First Known Lighthouse

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First-Order Fresnel Lens

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Establishment Of The Cape Point Nature Reserve

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Whale Watching

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Birder’s Paradise

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The Cape Baboon

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Perlemoen (Abalone)

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A Blooming Marvel Of South Africa's Flora

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The First To Round The Cape Of Good Hope

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The SS Lusitania

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Shipwrecks Around Cape Point

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The Trailblazer Of The Maritime Route To India

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US Liberty Ship Thomas T Tucker

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Where Oceans Converge The Atlantic And Indian Encounter

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The Plight Of The Geometric Tortoise

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