Melkbosstrand

Built around its Atlantic beachfront, Melkbosstrand grew into a coastal residential community within metropolitan Cape Town. On South Africa’s west coast, its sandy shore and dunes face the open Atlantic rather than a sheltered bay, marking the transition between the city’s northern edge and the West Coast’s coastal plain. Its Afrikaans name means “milk-bush beach”, referring to a local shrub with milky sap. North of the settlement stands Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, Africa’s only commercial nuclear power station and a major element of the Western Cape’s infrastructure. See how Melkbosstrand fits into Cape Town’s wider Atlantic coastline by browsing webcams nearby.

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