Table mountain is a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark of Cape Town in South Africa.
The Mountain forms part of table mountain National park. It plays an important role of habitat of number of flora and fauna.
History:
In 1796, during the British occupation of the Cape, sir James Craig ordered three blockhouses to be build on the Table Mountain.
Best Tourists spot:
The tourists enjoy the view using cableway or hiking to the top.
The highest point on table mountain is towards the eastern end of the plateau and is marked by Maclear’s Beacon, a stone cairn build in 1865 by Sir Thomas Maclear’s for trigonometric survey .
It is also known as Newlands Forest , Cecilia Park, and Constantia Nek.
These animals may still be seen occasionally despite efforts to eliminate or relocate them.
Fires 🔥 are extremely common on the mountain. It also results in buring large number of plants and animals and even some tourists.
In November 2011, Table Mountain was named one of the New7 Wonders of Nature.
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