L’Agulhas
L'Agulhas is the southernmost coastal village and holiday resort in South Africa, located within the Cape Agulhas Local Municipality at the southernmost tip of the African mainland.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in the Western Cape, South Africa
- Also known as: “Agulhas”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cape Agulhas Lighthouse.
Cape Agulhas Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Dewet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cape Agulhas Lighthouse is at Cape Agulhas, the southernmost tip of Africa. At 171 years old, it is the third-built lighthouse in South Africa, and the second-oldest still operating, after Green Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Agulhas and Hotagterklip.
Cape Agulhas
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cape Agulhas is a rocky headland in Western Cape, South Africa. It is the geographic southern tip of Africa and the beginning of the traditional dividing line between the Atlantic and Indian oceans according to the International Hydrographic Organization.
Hotagterklip
Hamlet
Hotagterklip is a small hamlet on the South African coast, close to the village of Struisbaai in the Western Cape. ‘Hotagterklip’ is the Afrikaans not'left rear stone'. Hotagterklip is situated 4 km northeast of L’Agulhas.
Suiderstrand
Village
Suiderstrand is a settlement in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Suiderstrand is surrounded by the Agulhas National Park, home to vast diversity of mammals, reptiles, birds, insects and world-famous endemic fynbos. Suiderstrand is situated 5 km west of L’Agulhas.
L’Agulhas
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Cape Agulhas Local Municipality, Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-34.82399° or 34° 49′ 26″ southLongitude
20.01494° or 20° 0′ 54″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
4GQ252G7+CXOpenStreetMap ID
node 11445984696OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“L’Agulhas” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “L’Agulhas”
- Asturian: “L’Agulhas”
- Dutch: “Agulhas”
- Dutch: “L‘ Agulhas”
- Dutch: “L’ Agulhas”
- Estonian: “L’Agulhas”
- Hindi: “ला‘एगुलस”
- Hindi: “ला’एगुलस”
- Hindi: “लाएगुलस”
- Italian: “L’Agulhas”
- Pedi: “L’Agulhas”
- Portuguese: “Agulhas”
- Russian: “Агульяс”
- Zulu: “IL’Agulhas”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Struis Bay and Struisbaai.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Agulhas Caravan Park (Site B) and Agulhas Caravan Park (Site A).
Overberg: Must-Visit Destinations
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