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Dwarskersbos

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Country
  
South Africa

District
  
West Coast

Established
  
1920

Area code
  
022

Province
  
Western Cape

Municipality
  
Bergrivier

Website
  
www.dwarskersbos.com


Dwarskersbos is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Map of Dwarskersbos, Velddrif, 7365, South Africa

Fishing village some 11 km north of Laaiplek. Near here the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama first set foot on South African soil on 7 November 1497 when he explored the present St Helena Bay. A 6m high storm surge struck Dwarskersbos on 27 August 1969. The name is said to be derived from Afrikaans; kersbos is a type of plant, Euclea polyandra, or Sarcocaulon species.

References

Dwarskersbos Wikipedia