Back Table
Back Table is a plateau in Western Cape, South Africa and has an elevation of 713 metres. Back Table is situated nearby to the locality Wynberg, as well as near Shoebury Heights.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Woodhead Dam and Waterworks Museum.
Woodhead Dam
Reservoir
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Woodhead Dam is a dam on Table Mountain, Western Cape, South Africa. It was built in 1897 and supplies water to Cape Town. The dam, which was the first large masonry dam in South Africa, was designated as an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2008.
Waterworks Museum
Museum
Photo: Zaian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Waterworks Museum is located on the northern side of Table Mountain, between the Woodhead and Hely-Hutchinson Reservoirs, in Cape Town, South Africa.
Orangekloof
Forest
Photo: S Molteno, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orange Kloof is an area of Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town, South Africa. It is located at the northern end of the Hout Bay valley, just to the west of Cecilia Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bakoven and Camps Bay.
Bakoven
Suburb
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bakoven is a small residential suburb in the Atlantic Seaboard region of Cape Town, South Africa. It is positioned between Victoria Road and the sea. South of Bakoven and Camps Bay the coastline is protected, with thousands of acres of mountain Nature Reserve. Bakoven is situated 3 km northwest of Back Table.
Camps Bay
Photo: Octagon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Camps Bay is a suburb in Cape Town on the Cape Peninsula of South Africa. Founded as Kamps Baai it was once considered to become Cape Town's harbour. It has become a tourism hot spot because it offers a great combination of restaurants, bars, amenities, accommodation and a fantastic beach, all very close to each other.
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. Newlands is situated 5 km east of Back Table.
Back Table
- Type: Plateau with an elevation of 713 metres
- Categories: plateau and landform
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Back Table” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Back Table”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wynberg and Shoebury Heights.
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Highlights include Disa-Gorge and Victoria Dam.
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