16 Facts About Cape Peninsula

Cape Peninsula is a generally mountainous peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean at the south-western extremity of the African continent.

The last time that the Cape Peninsula was an island was about 1.

The Cape Peninsula is bounded to the north by Table Bay, to the west by the open Atlantic Ocean, and to the east by False Bay in the south and the Cape Flats in the north.

Cape Peninsula is mostly the mountainous remnant of very old durable sandstone formations with low dip, deposited unconformably on an ancient underlying granite peneplain.

The rivers of the Cape Peninsula are generally steep and narrow following the current topography of the region.

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Cape Peninsula is underlain by the oldest rocks in the area, the Malmesbury Group, and the granite intrusions of the Peninsula pluton.

Soils of the Cape Peninsula are similar to those of other parts of the Cape Fold Belt, being derived from similar rock, and are mainly sandy and poor in nutrients.

Similarly, Cape Peninsula Point is not the fixed "meeting point" of the cold Benguela Current, running northwards along the west coast of Africa, and the warm Agulhas Current, running south from the equatorial region along the east coast of Africa.

Much of the Western Cape Peninsula has a Mediterranean climate type, with warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters.

The park comprises a large part of the undeveloped area of the Cape Peninsula, and is managed by South African National Parks Board.

The coastal waters surrounding the Cape Peninsula were proclaimed as a marine protected area in 2004, include several no-take zones, and are part of the national park.

The population crash of the dassies was in all probability responsible for the decline in the Verreaux's eagle population on the Cape Peninsula, which is believed to have consisted of 3 breeding pairs during the period 1950 to 1990, with only 2 pairs, maximally, ever having been reported to fledge a chick each in any given year.

Cape Peninsula's continued to maintain the nest under Noordhoek Peak, but seemed unable to attract a mate.

Up until the late 1990s baboons occurred on all the mountains of the Cape Peninsula, including the Back Table immediately behind Table Mountain.

From when this initiative was started in 2009 the number of baboons on the Cape Peninsula has increased from 350 to 450, and the number of baboons killed or injured by residents has decreased.

Cape Peninsula Town grew rapidly during the 20th century: By the 1960s the population reached half a million, In the late 1980s discriminatory legislation was relaxed and a large influx of rural people moved in and started informal settlements on open ground.