Newlands Ravine Scree

Newlands Ravine Scree is in Western Cape, South Africa. Newlands Ravine Scree is situated nearby to the stone Classroom Boulder, as well as near Pulpit Rock.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Table Mountain National Park and Devil’s Peak.

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.

Devil’s Peak

Peak

Photo: Warrickball, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Devil's Peak is part of the mountainous backdrop to Cape Town, South Africa. When looking at Table Mountain from the city centre, or when looking towards the city across Table Bay, the skyline from left to right consists of Devil's Peak, the flat summit of Table Mountain, the peak of Lion's Head, and Signal Hill.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newlands and Vredehoek.

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.

Vredehoek

Suburb

Photo: Hilton1949, CC BY 2.5.

Vredehoek is a residential suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, located at the foot of Table Mountain and Devil's Peak. It is sandwiched between the two neighbouring suburbs of Oranjezicht and Devil's Peak Estate, the latter of which is often considered a sub-suburb of Vredehoek as they both fall under the neighbourhood watch community called DPV - Devil's Peak & Vredehoek. Vredehoek is situated 3 km northwest of Newlands Ravine Scree.

Oranjezicht

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oranjezicht is a suburb in the City Bowl area of Cape Town, South Africa. It was built on the site of the old Oranjezicht farm, which used to stretch at least as far as the Mount Nelson Hotel and supplied the Castle of Good Hope with fresh produce. Oranjezicht is situated 3 km northwest of Newlands Ravine Scree.

Newlands Ravine Scree

Type: Scree
Category: landform
Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.96388° or 33° 57′ 50″ south

Longitude

18.43698° or 18° 26′ 13″ east

Open location code

4FRW2CPP+CQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 416539850

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=scree

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Classroom Boulder and Pulpit Rock.

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