CAPE AGULHAS – AFRICA'S MOST SOUTHERN LANDMARK

Agulhas is the southernmost town in Africa and marks the spot where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet. Cape Agulhas was so named by Potuguese seafarers at the end of the 15th Century. Translated, it means “Cape of Needles”, referring to the needle of the compass that, at this point, shows no real deviation between true north and magnetic north. The Agulhas Lighthouse (found approximately 1 km from the point where the oceans meet) is the second olenst working lighthouse in South Africa and was erected in 1848. In 1988 it was restored to its original plan.