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h3. Search Controls

The buttons below the map hide/show locations by type – eg Accommodation, Airports, Reserves, Borders.

h3. Map Control

The buttons on the right apply to the map as a whole
Lassoo – zooms the map to include all visible items
Show – make ALL items visible – this may clutter the map
Hide – removes all items from the maps
Ruler – provide a simple scale tool – the endpoints can be dragged to measure the distance of interest
Help – you are here!

h3. Google Controls

Zoom & pan – handled by the controls on the left or more directly by dragging and double-click
Streetview – drag the ‘person’ to the area of interest. Available views are highlighted in blue. Click ‘X’ top right to close Streetview
Map type – top right menu

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Unspoilt coastline, fishing villages, long sandy beaches, dramatic mountains, remote hiking country

Western Cape

West Coast South Africa

South Africa's West Coast is an area of unspoilt rocky coastline behind long sandy beaches, fine mountains, a seasonal carpeting of colourful wildflowers and abundant seafood.

Dry conditions provides a golden inland landscape with striking Cederberg mountain scenery in sharp contrast to the windswept coast at Cape Colombine, scene of many shipwrecks.

Prolific waterbirds along the coastal wetlands include Langebaan Lagoon in West Coast national park. Colourful flamingo take flight with common sightings of passing pelican squadrons.

Bird Island at Lamberts Bay is home to a colony of 25,000 gannet closely viewed from the modern hide. Seal Island boasts around 100,000 Cape fur seal seen from small boats.

For 11 years