Protea Buttress

Protea Buttress is a promontory in Western Cape, South Africa and has an elevation of 541 metres. Protea Buttress is situated nearby to the locality Newlands, as well as near Wynberg Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Table Mountain National Park and Table Mountain (Maclear’s beacon).

Table Mountain National Park

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Table Mountain National Park is a 221-km² park in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It protects the natural environment of the Table Mountain Chain, and in particular the rare fynbos vegetation.

Table Mountain (Maclear’s beacon)

Peak

Photo: Barry Ne, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Maclear's Beacon is a triangulation station used in Maclear's arc measurement for Earth's circumference determination. The beacon is situated on top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa.

Newlands Forest

Forest

Newlands Forest is a conservancy area on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain, beside the suburb of Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa. It is owned and maintained by the Table Mountain National Parks Board, along with the City Parks Department of Cape Town, and includes a Fire Station, Nursery and Reservoir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newlands and Rosebank.

Newlands

Suburb

Photo: Andresdewet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Newlands is an upmarket suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located at the foot of Table Mountain in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, and is the wettest suburb in South Africa due to its high winter rainfall.

Rosebank

Suburb

Photo: Rotsee, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rosebank is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa, located between the suburbs of Mowbray and Rondebosch. Rosebank is situated 4 km northeast of Protea Buttress.

Woodstock

Suburb

Photo: Kierano, CC BY 3.0.

Woodstock is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, situated between the docks of Table Bay and the lower slopes of Devil's Peak. One of the city's oldest suburbs, Woodstock is located around 1 kilometre east of Cape Town CBD, the city's main economic hub. Woodstock is situated 4 km north of Protea Buttress.

Protea Buttress

Type: Promontory with an elevation of 541 metres
Category: landform
Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.96667° or 33° 58′ south

Longitude

18.43333° or 18° 26′ east

Elevation

541 metres (1,775 feet)

Open location code

4FRW2CMM+88

GeoNames ID

3362664

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Satellite Map

Discover Protea Buttress from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

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