Overberg Whale Coast on a very attractive & detailed, double-sided map from Slingsby Maps, with many additional street plans & area maps. Relief is depicted by elevation tinting, spot heights, & contours at 100m intervals. Road information
Includes:: minor gravel roads, private road, mountain passes & intermediate driving distances on most roads. Routes which are particularly attractive
- or conversely, worth avoiding
- are indicated. Railways are marked, showing local stations. Symbols depict an enormous range of
Features: accommodation & camping sites, farm stalls & other local produce shop (cheese, dried or fresh fish, olives, etc.), wine cellars, breweries, various outdoor recreation sites (golf, paragliding, etc), landmarks, monuments, nature reserves, animal & bird watching sites, botanical sights, wheel-chair routes, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 5’ intervals.A particular feature of the map is its depiction of the coastal areas, where the overprint indicates not only the usual facilities founds in such places: best beaches, yachting, diving, board sailing, angling, but also the best places for spotting whales, plus sites of numerous shipwrecks with dates when sunk, going back to the 17th century. Inset maps at 1:25, 000 or larger scale are arranged around the main map & on the reverse. These display enlargements of 25 towns & localities, including Hermanus, Bredasdorp, Betty`s Bay, Gansbaai, Kleinmond, Montagu, Swellendam, etc., with relief, accommodation, petrol stations, & other facilities marked. Contact details for further tourist information resources are provided. The map was researched & drawn by Peter Slingsby
- renowned environmental educator & cartographer. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.