Velddrif

E926657

Velddrif is a small coastal town in South Africa’s Western Cape, known for its fishing industry, salt pans, and bird-rich estuarine landscapes along the Berg River.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Velddrif canonical 9

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal town ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ
town ⓘ
climate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
distanceFromCapeTown approximately 150 km north ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity birdwatching tourism ⓘ
salt production ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasEcosystemType coastal wetland ⓘ
estuarine ecosystem ⓘ
hasFeature Berg River estuary ⓘ
lagoon-like river mouth ⓘ
marshes ⓘ
mudflats ⓘ
salt pans ⓘ
hasIndustry commercial fishing ⓘ
salt harvesting ⓘ
small-scale fishing ⓘ
hasNeighbouringSettlement Aurora ⓘ
Dwarskersbos ⓘ
Hopefield ⓘ
Laaiplek ⓘ
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity fishing industry ⓘ
hasRecreationalActivity angling ⓘ
birdwatching ⓘ
boating ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
importantFor migratory waterbirds ⓘ
wading birds ⓘ
knownFor Berg River estuary ⓘ
bird-rich estuarine landscapes ⓘ
fishing industry ⓘ
salt pans ⓘ
languageUsed Afrikaans ⓘ
English ⓘ
locatedIn Bergrivier Local Municipality ⓘ
West Coast District Municipality ⓘ
Western Cape ⓘ
locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
locatedInRegion West Coast region of Western Cape ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone South African Standard Time ⓘ
linked to: Central Africa Time
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Berg River ⓘ
partOf South African West Coast ⓘ
province Western Cape ⓘ
roadConnection R27 ⓘ
R399 ⓘ
UTCOffset +2 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

Berg River → hasMouthNear → Velddrif ⓘ
Berg River → nearbyTown → Velddrif ⓘ
Berg River → estuaryLocation → Velddrif ⓘ
West Coast (Western Cape) → hasMajorTown → Velddrif ⓘ
subject linked to: West Coast
Piketberg → hasNearbyTown → Velddrif ⓘ