Meisho Maru Shipwrack
Meisho Maru Shipwrack is a historic site in Cape Agulhas Local Municipality, Overberg, Western Cape. Access is restricted and requires permission. Meisho Maru Shipwrack is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Meishu Maru, as well as near the locality Cape Agulhas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Meisho Maru Skeepswrak”
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Cape Agulhas Lighthouse is situated 2½ km east of Meisho Maru Shipwrack.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Agulhas and Suiderstrand.
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.
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 3 km northwest of Meisho Maru Shipwrack.
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 7 km northeast of Meisho Maru Shipwrack.
Meisho Maru Shipwrack
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and disaster remains
- Location: Cape Agulhas Local Municipality, Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-34.82979° or 34° 49′ 47″ southLongitude
19.98394° or 19° 59′ 2″ eastOpen location code
4FQX5XCM+3HOpenStreetMap ID
node 4534002890OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wreckOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“Meisho Maru Shipwrack” goes by many names.
- German: “Meisho Maru Schiffswrack”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Meishu Maru and African Continent Monument.
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