Umkomaas

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Umkomaas is a small coastal town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, known for its diving sites, especially the nearby Aliwal Shoal reef.

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Label Occurrences
Umkomaas canonical 5

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town ⓘ
administrativeDivision KwaZulu-Natal Province ⓘ
linked to: KwaZulu-Natal
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
coastType rocky and sandy shoreline ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
hasActivity fishing ⓘ
snorkeling ⓘ
surfing ⓘ
hasAlternativeName eMkhomazi ⓘ
hasAlternativeSpelling Umkomaas (formerly Umkomaas / Umkomaas Village etc.) ⓘ
hasNameOriginLanguage Zulu ⓘ
hasNearby Aliwal Shoal ⓘ
Clansthal ⓘ
Crocs and shark viewing sites at Aliwal Shoal area ⓘ
Scottburgh ⓘ
Umkomaas River mouth ⓘ
Widenham ⓘ
hasRecreationalFacility dive charter operators ⓘ
golf course ⓘ
hasTransport railway station ⓘ
regional road access ⓘ
knownFor Aliwal Shoal ⓘ
coastal tourism ⓘ
scuba diving ⓘ
shark diving ⓘ
locatedAtMouthOf Umkomaas River ⓘ
locatedIn KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ
South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone South African Standard Time ⓘ
linked to: Central Africa Time
locatedOn Indian Ocean ⓘ
locatedSouthOf Durban ⓘ
marineFeature coral reef system at Aliwal Shoal ⓘ
marineProtectedAreaNearby Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area ⓘ
nameMeaning place of cow whales (approximate Zulu meaning) ⓘ
partOf eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality ⓘ
popularWith international divers ⓘ
local tourists ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity recreational diving industry ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
region South Coast (KwaZulu-Natal) ⓘ
timeZoneUTCOffset +2 ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Coast (KwaZulu-Natal) → hasTown → Umkomaas ⓘ
subject linked to: South Coast
Scottburgh → locatedNear → Umkomaas ⓘ
Pennington → locatedNear → Umkomaas ⓘ
Aliwal Shoal → nearestTown → Umkomaas ⓘ
Umzinto → locatedNear → Umkomaas ⓘ