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left to right taken on 02/06/2008;
- Mouth of the estuary open to the sea.
- Bokmakierie Park which is part of the Greater Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve.
- The park area where the annual Kite festival is held.
- Park Island
- The Westlake Wetlands with Westlake and Keysers Rivers entering Zandvlei
- A view of Zandvlei from the north end looking south towards Simons Town in the distance.
photograh by Steve Davis
Bottom left is the small bay at the
Imperial Yacht Club (celebrating its centenery in 2006) and
Peninsula Canoe Club. The large island is Park Island, to its left is
Wildwood Island and the small one is Australia Island. The canals
of the Marina da Gama can be seen behind the islands. In the background
is the M5 freeway (Prince George Drive).
This photo was taken from Steenberg peak in the summer of 2004 - 2005.
photograh by Gordon Richardson
The view of Zandvlei in the foreground, Princessvlei to the north east
on the left, Rondevlei in the centre and Zeekoevlei the larger water
body off centre. On the right hand side is the Strandfontein Waste Water
Works. One can just make out the pans formed in a wagon wheel.
Strandfontein is the 5th most important birding area in South Africa,
for species and number counts.
Taken from the top of Muizenberg Mountain
in the spring of 2004.
This is a view
from the sea, looking north towards the back of Table Mountain and Table
Bay in the background.
Zandvlei is the dark water body on the left. Prince George Drive (M5)
with its junction at the Sunrise Circle, is in the centre. The water
body on the right is Rondevlei a nearby sister Nature Reserve. The mouth
of Zandvlei is open to the sea, indicating this is a winter photograph.
Part of the Muizenberg beach is in the foreground.
This view of Zandvlei is looking south towards Simons Town in the distance.
Lakeside is on the right, notice the railway line and Main Road. The
Marina da Gama and Park
Island on the left, Muizenberg at the top and the Zandvlei Nature Reserve
and the Nursery at the
bottom.
Photograph was taken in 2000.
