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CHAPTER 1: Eastern Cape Province

Introduction
ChAPTEr hEADING South Africa, and balmy waters brought southwards by
the Mozambique current.
The province shares borders with the Western Cape,
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Northern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and the Many beautiful passes cut through the escarpment to
mountain Kingdom of Lesotho. It has a beautiful coast- provide access to the hinterland.
line of almost 900 km and covers about 170 000 km².
In keeping with the other South African provinces it is a This province is also home to a substantial portion
highly diverse area in terms of climate, topography and of the automotive industry of South Africa, including
activities. It currently boasts three major sea harbours General Motors in Port Elizabeth and DaimlerChrysler
at Port Elizabeth, Nquru and South Africa’s only natural at East London.
river estuary harbour at East London.
In terms of topography this province can claim to be a
The world famous Dolos originated at the East Lon- jumble of hills and mountains, valleys and gorges which
don Harbour and this modern concrete innovation in necessitated building bridges galore. This publication
many forms now protects sea walls and piers around can only highlight a few of those but it is recommended
the world. that one should keep one’s eyes open and stop at a safe
place to view the structures.
Another claim to fame is that it is the only nature re-
serve in South Africa which features the big seven, from This province features:
the elephant and the rhinoceros right to the marine life
environment of the whale and the great white shark. 1. Storms River Bridge was one of the first new
The province boasts with some mountain range peak generation concrete arch bridges built to accommodate
reaching 3 000 m where snow is abundant in the winter the growing traffic between Cape Town and Port Eliza-
and where there is even a ski resort, the only one in beth along the world famous Garden Route. Since it

◊ Storms River Bridge
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