Ciekawe miejsce
Site of Original Dias Cross
Poleca 3 lokalnych gospodarzy
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Charmaine
December 5, 2018
its a good outing to the sea,lots to see on the way
Lincoln
January 17, 2020
No permit is required to visit this area, no fee charged for entry. Tours can be arranged. First European visitor to the bay was the Portuguese sea adventurer Bartholomew Diaz who sought protection from a storm in the safe harbour during Christmas of 1487. Named the bay – Angra das Voltas – Bay of Tacks 1488 – he returned from Cape of Good Hope erected a cross in Christian believe, it was recorded that he renamed the bay - Renamed – Angra das Ilhas – Bay of Islands Shortly after that he changed it to Angra Pequena – Small Bay The first proclaimed sovereignty in the area now known as the Sperrgebiet was by the Dutch government operating through the Dutch East India Company in the Cape of Good Hope. In 1793 Captain Duminy was dispatched form Cape Town, in the Ship Meermin, to proclaim dutch hold over the Kleine Bucht and adjacent islands (Lüderitz Bay and Halifax Island). Two years later, after British occupation of the Cape, Captain Alexander, in command of the ship Star, was directed up the west coast with orders to hoist the flag at all landing places as far Angola. He disembarked at Angra Pequena (named by the Protuguese – Little Bay) and after raising the flag, three salvoes were fired. However this act was never proclaimed an official annexation but the British reserved the sole prerogative to hunt seals and whales in the icy waters off the west coast.
No permit is required to visit this area, no fee charged for entry. Tours can be arranged. First European visitor to the bay was the Portuguese sea adventurer Bartholomew Diaz who sought protection from a storm in the safe harbour during Christmas of 1487. Named the bay – Angra das Voltas – Bay of…
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