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Outeniqua Basin
Outeniqua may refer to: * Outeniqua Mountains, a mountain range that runs a parallel to the southern coast of South Africa * SAS Outeniqua, a sealift and replenishment ship operated by the South African Navy * 1396 Outeniqua, an asteroid of the Main Belt {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outeniqua Mountains
The Outeniqua Mountains, named after the Outeniqua Khoikhoi who lived there, is a mountain range that runs a parallel to the southern coast of South Africa, and forms a continuous range with the Langeberg to the west and the Tsitsikamma Mountains to the east. It was known as ''Serra de Estrella'' (Mountain of the Star) to the Portuguese. The mountains are part of the Garden Route of South Africa. Nomenclature "Outeniqua" is said to be derived from a Khoikhoi tribe that once lived in the mountains, and means "they who bear honey". Indigenous rock paintings can still be found in the area. History The region was first explored by white settlers in 1668 and in 1782, French explorer and ornithologist François Levaillant explored the area and discovered farmers had settled at foot of the mountain range. Historic incidents On 1 June 2002, former South Africa cricket captain Hansie Cronje's scheduled flight home from Johannesburg to George, Western Cape was grounded so he hitched a ride ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SAS Outeniqua
SAS ''Outeniqua'' (A 302) was a sealift and replenishment ship operated by the South African Navy between 1993 and 2004. During her operational career she conducted several "flag-showing" cruises to African ports and provided support for South Africa's Antarctic research program. ''Outeniqua'' was also the venue for unsuccessful peace talks between Zaire's President Mobuto Sese Seko and rebel leader Laurent Kabila in May 1997. Construction and acquisition The ship was constructed at the Kherson Shipyard in Ukraine as the second Arctic supply vessel of Project 10621, and launched as ''Aleksandr Sledzyuk'' (russian: Александр Следзюк, italic=yes) on 6 September 1991. ''Aleksandr Sledzyuks displacement was 21,025 tons full load, with dimensions length overall and beam.Saunders (2004), p. 669 She was powered by a single MAN B&W 8DKRN-60/195 diesel producing . She was designed to be capable of breaking through of ice while travelling at a speed of . ''Aleksandr Sledz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
