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    Simon's Town (Afrikaans: Simonstad), sometimes spelled Simonstown, is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa and is home to Naval Base Simon's Town...
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    Naval Base Simon's Town is the South African Navy's largest naval base, situated at Simon's Town, near Cape Town. The base provides support functions...
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  • Penguin Town is a 2021 Netflix Original documentary television series narrated by Patton Oswalt. It follows a group of endangered penguins in Simon's Town, South...
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    Town station in central Cape Town, South Africa with the Southern Suburbs and the towns on the west coast of False Bay, terminating in Simon's Town....
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    Hope, when on official business at Simon's Bay. To date, it remains the home of the Simon's Town Museum. The Simon's Town Museum records and preserves all...
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    and 1944 served at HMS Afrikander, a Royal Navy shore establishment in Simon's Town, South Africa. He died in 1944 at the age of seven years and was buried...
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    Cape Town also terminates 2 luxury tourist train routes as of 2024 operated by the Ceres Rail Company, traveling from the Waterfront to Simon's Town and...
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    Simon's Town railway station is a Metrorail railway station in the town of Simon's Town on the Cape Peninsula; it is the southern terminus of the Southern...
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    Bard College at Simon's Rock (more commonly known as Simon's Rock) is a private liberal arts college in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. It is part of...
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    Sir George Keith Elphinstone and sailed in April 1795, arriving off Simon's Town at the Cape in June. Attempts were made to negotiate a settlement with...
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    Gadfly-class flat-iron gunboat launched in 1879. She was transferred to Simon's Town in South Africa in 1885 and converted to a steam lighter in 1902. In...
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  • (1738–1815) was a South African trader, a well-known host at Simon’s Town near Cape Town, welcoming ships using it as a refreshment station and a participant...
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    Boulders Beach (category Geography of Cape Town)
    from which the name originated. It is located on the Cape Peninsula, in Simon's Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is also commonly known...
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    Barcross and her sister ship HMS Barbrake arrived at the Cape Station at Simon's Town, South Africa, in 1942. HMS Barcross was transferred to Saldanha Bay...
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  • is on the main line from Cape Town to Simon's Town. Main Road (which runs from Central Cape Town through to Simon's Town) runs along the west of Retreat...
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    Municipality Milnerton Municipality Parow Municipality Pinelands Municipality Simon's Town Municipality Somerset West Municipality Strand Municipality Management...
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    south and Plumstead to the north. Diep River railway station is on the main line from Cape Town to Simon's Town. "Sub Place Diep River". Census 2011....
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    African Navy Schmidt, Michael (8 April 2006). "Warrior queen arrives in Simon's Town". The Independent on Saturday. p. 2. Retrieved 8 April 2006. "S-101 Commissioned"...
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  • Simon's Town, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa Simon's Town Naval Base, South Africa's largest naval base, situated at Simon's Town near Cape Town...
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    well as protecting the strategically important Royal Navy naval base at Simon's Town. On 1 April 1922, the South African Naval Service (SANS) was formed and...
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    False Bay (category Geography of Cape Town)
    in Simon's Bay on 29 June 1828 Parana (Panama?) Wrecked in Simon's Bay on 9 October 1862 Phoenix wrecked at Phoenix shoal off Boulders Beach, Simon's Town...
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    rural area where farmers grow vegetables to supply ships calling at Simon's Town. It is best known for its shoreline and its long, wide, sandy beach,...
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  • Naval Base Simon's Town SAS Saldanha SAS Wingfield Oudtshoorn The Navy operates the following naval bases: Naval Base Simon's Town – The base houses the...
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    1743 where ships would dock at Simons' Baai (present day Simon's Town). A wagon route linking Cape Town to Simon's Town went over the hill adjacent to...
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    Lady R incident (category 2020s in Cape Town)
    refers to the docking of the sanctioned Russian cargo ship Lady R at Simon's Town Naval Base in South Africa in December 2022 and the resulting diplomatic...
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    Simonsberg (English: Simon's Mountain) is part of the Cape Fold Belt in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located between the towns of Stellenbosch...
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    Swellendam is the fourth oldest town in South Africa (after Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Simon's Town, and Paarl), a town with 17,537 inhabitants situated...
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    Vrygrond Muizenberg is situated on the main commuter line between Cape Town and Simon’s Town, known as the Southern Line which is operated by Metrorail. Metrorail...
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    Selborne Graving Dock is a dry dock in Simon's Town, South Africa. It is situated within the Naval Base Simon's Town. It is named for William Palmer, 2nd...
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  • Mfuleni Milnerton Mitchell's Plain Noordhoek Nyanga Observatory Parow Simon's Town Somerset West Strand Aurora Bitterfontein Chatsworth Citrusdal Clanwilliam...
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