Swartland by cfulton

Photography • Landscape • posted on Nov 15, 2010

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The Swartland begins some 50 kilometres north of Cape Town and consists of the regions between the towns of Malmesbury in the south, Darling in the west, Piketberg in the north and the Riebeek West and Riebeek Kasteel in the east. Jan van Riebeeck called this softly undulating country between the mountain ranges "Het Zwarte Land" (the Black Land) because of the endemic Renoster Bos (Elytropappus rhinocerotis). After the rains, mainly in winter, the Renoster Bos takes on a dark appearance when viewed from the distance in large numbers. This is due to the fine leaf-hairs adhering to the leaves when wetted. The wide fertile plain is the bread basket of Cape Town with its wheatfields reaching up to the foot of the mountains, interrupted by wine, fruit and vegetable farms. Wikipedia This was taken from close to the village of Koringberg (Wheat mountain), with the Piketberg Mountains in the distance. Have a great week, Clive

Comments (18)

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kgb224

1:14AM | Mon, 15 November 2010

Dit is n prag foto Clive. Dit maak my verlang om deur die kaap te toer en net fotos te neem met my gesin saam met my natuurliik. Mag God my die voorreg gee om nog die Kaap provinsie te deur reis om die prag van die Kaap op kamera vas te le. A stunning capture Clive.It makes me long to tour the Cape province with my family capturing the beauty of the Cape on camera. May The Lord Almighty provide me to do so on future.Thank you for sharing a gem of a capture Clive.

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