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South Africa Vacations, Holidays Safari Travel
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Tell us about your South Africa holidays - write a African safari tour story or hotel vacation review
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South Africa Lakes & Oceans
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Selected lakes in South Africa:
- Lake Fundudzi in Limpopo Province
- Lake Gariep in Eastern Province
- Lake Jozini in KwaZulu-Natal Province
- Lake Sibaya in KwaZulu-Natal Province
- Lake St Lucia in KwaZulu-Natal Province
South Africa Oceans
By far South Africa's biggest neighbour is the ocean - or two oceans, which meet at the southwestern corner. Its territory includes Marion and Prince Edward Islands, nearly 2 000km from Cape Town in the Atlantic Ocean. The cold Benguela current sweeps up from the Antarctic along the Atlantic coast, laden with plankton and providing rich fishing grounds. The east coast has the north-to-south Mozambique/Agulhas current to thank for its warm waters. These two currents have a major effect on the country's climate, the ready evaporation of the eastern seas providing generous rainfall while the Benguela current retains its moisture to cause desert conditions in the west. Cape Point, an hour's drive from Cape Town, cashes in on the visitors who flock to witness this supposed natural phenomenon. An estimated 800 000 people a year visit its spectacular cliffs, lighthouses and "Two Oceans" curio shops. However, the residents of Cape Agulhas - over 100km east of Cape Point - insist that visitors wanting to see the confluence of the two oceans will have to travel a little further south. Cape Agulhas residents want what they see as their rightful piece of the tourism pie - the town attracts about 250 000 tourists a year - arguing that visitors are tricked into believing the seas meet at Cape Point, and that the shops there trade under false pretences
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Listing of major water sources in South Africa:
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