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Came across references to Granny’s Pool at Umhalanga, but was unable to locate it during my all-too-brief visit to South Africa in 2010.
All into Ocean Pools Inc would like to know more about this South African pool. Please contact All into Ocean Pools Inc if you can offer more information about this pool.
Came across references to this ocean pool, but was unable to locate it during my brief visit to South Africa in 2010.
All into Ocean Pools Inc would like to know more about this South African pool. Please contact All into Ocean Pools Inc if you can offer more information about this pool.
As shown below, the ocean pools in the South African provinces of KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Western Cape are at latitudes comparable with the ocean pools in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW).
17.9620° S – Broome, Western Australia – home of Anastasia’s Pool
29.4333° S – Yamba, NSW – home of the Yamba Rock Pool
29.8697° S – Durban, KwaZulu-Natal – home of various ocean pools including Bluff’s Brighton Beach Pool
30.3699° S – Sawtell, NSW – home of the Sawtell Memorial Rock Pool
32.9167° S – Newcastle, NSW – home of various ocean pools including the Newcastle Ocean Baths
33.0000° S – East London (Buffalo City), Eastern Cape – home of the East London Aquarium and some ghost ocean pools
33.8683° S – Sydney, NSW – home of various ocean pools including the Bondi Icebergs Pool
33.9767° S – Cape Town, Western Cape – home of various ocean pools including the St James pool
34.4331° S – Wollongong, NSW – home of various ocean pools including the Wollongong Continental Baths
37.0667° S – Eden, NSW – home of the Aslings Beach Rock Pool
45.8667° S – Dunedin, New Zealand – home of the St Clair Hot Salt Water Pool
(Image from author’s collection. Taken in 2010)
A pool of rocks rather than cement. This pool is at the foot of rocky outcrop believed to have been used as a lookout by the great Zulu chief, Shaka. The Shaka’s Rock Beach Tidal Pool’s wide variety of fish, corals and other sealife make appealing for snorkelling.
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See also
Ballito – Chaka’s Rock Tidal Pool
(Image from author’s collection. Taken in 2010)
An olympic-size tidal pool named for its creator, Charles de Charmoy.
All into Ocean Pools Inc would like to know more about this South African pool. Please contact All into Ocean Pools Inc if you can offer more information about this pool.
Location
(Latitude South 29 degrees 31 minutes 15.9 seconds, Longitude East 31 degrees 13 minutes 35.5 seconds)
See also
Mono Block – Thompson’s Bay Tidal Pool Project
Tidal Tao – Thompson’s Bay
TripAdvisor – Thompson’s Bay Beach
Historical Notes
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