L'Agulhas is the southernmost coastal village and holiday resort in South Africa, located within the Cape Agulhas Local Municipality at the southernmost tip of the African mainland. It is situated next to the town of Struisbaai and about 30 kilometres (20 mi) south of the regional centre of Bredasdorp. Some of the older residents and documents refer to the town as by its former name Cape Agulhas or Cape L'Agulhas or simply Agulhas which were the names that referred to this town before it was changed to L'Agulhas to avoid confusion when the Bredasdorp Municipality changed its name to The Cape Agulhas Municipality (CAM).
Agulhas is the plural form of “agulha” in Portuguese. It is derived from the Late Latin word, “acūcula,” and the Latin word “acula,” both meaning a needle or pin. They trace back to the theorized Proto-Indo-European word “h₂eḱ.”
According to local legend, when sailing to the cape, sailors saw the compass needle point North, directly to the modern day location of L’Agulhas.
Lighthouseedit
The Cape Agulhas Lighthouse.Post box at Cape Agulhas, the southernmost post box in Africa.
The Cape Agulhas Lighthouse, the second-oldest working lighthouse in South Africa, is at the southern end of the town. Designed by Colonel Charles Cornwell Michell in homage to the Pharos of Alexandria, the lighthouse was lit on March 1, 1849. Some 150 ships lay scattered along the South African coast, many due to the treacherous Agulhas Reef. The lighthouse was declared a National Monument in 1973.
The wreck of the Meisho Maru near Cape Agulhas.
Geographyedit
Climateedit
L'Agulhas has a mild semi-arid climate (BSk, according to the Köppen climate classification). Summers are mild and dry, winters are cool and wetter. The average annual precipitation is 276 mm (11 in), with most rainfall occurring mainly during winter.
^Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 53. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
^ ab"Climate: L'Agulhas - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
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This article is about the town For other uses see Agulhas disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources L Agulhas news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2024 Learn how and when to remove this template message L Agulhas is the southernmost coastal village and holiday resort in South Africa located within the Cape Agulhas Local Municipality at the southernmost tip of the African mainland It is situated next to the town of Struisbaai and about 30 kilometres 20 mi south of the regional centre of Bredasdorp Some of the older residents and documents refer to the town as by its former name Cape Agulhas or Cape L Agulhas or simply Agulhas which were the names that referred to this town before it was changed to L Agulhas to avoid confusion when the Bredasdorp Municipality changed its name to The Cape Agulhas Municipality CAM L Agulhas AgulhasView over L AgulhasL AgulhasShow map of Western CapeL AgulhasShow map of South AfricaCoordinates 34 49 20 S 20 1 0 E 34 82222 S 20 01667 E 34 82222 20 01667CountrySouth AfricaProvinceWestern CapeDistrictOverbergMunicipalityCape AgulhasArea 1 Total7 49 km2 2 89 sq mi Population 2011 1 Total548 Density73 km2 190 sq mi Racial makeup 2011 1 Black African7 1 Coloured4 6 Indian Asian0 2 White86 3 Other1 8 First languages 2011 1 Afrikaans80 7 English17 0 Other2 3 Time zoneUTC 2 SAST Postal code street 7287Area code028435 Contents 1 Etymology 2 Lighthouse 3 Geography 3 1 Climate 3 2 Fishing 4 See also 5 External links 6 ReferencesEtymology editAgulhas is the plural form of agulha in Portuguese It is derived from the Late Latin word acucula and the Latin word acula both meaning a needle or pin They trace back to the theorized Proto Indo European word h eḱ According to local legend when sailing to the cape sailors saw the compass needle point North directly to the modern day location of L Agulhas Lighthouse edit nbsp The Cape Agulhas Lighthouse nbsp Post box at Cape Agulhas the southernmost post box in Africa The Cape Agulhas Lighthouse the second oldest working lighthouse in South Africa is at the southern end of the town Designed by Colonel Charles Cornwell Michell in homage to the Pharos of Alexandria the lighthouse was lit on March 1 1849 Some 150 ships lay scattered along the South African coast many due to the treacherous Agulhas Reef The lighthouse was declared a National Monument in 1973 nbsp The wreck of the Meisho Maru near Cape Agulhas Geography editClimate edit L Agulhas has a mild semi arid climate BSk according to the Koppen climate classification Summers are mild and dry winters are cool and wetter The average annual precipitation is 276 mm 11 in with most rainfall occurring mainly during winter Fishing editThe local Agulhas Bank known for its fishing is reputed to have the richest fishing area in the Southern Hemisphere 2 L Agulhas Climate chart explanation J F M A M J J A S O N D 10 25 15 11 25 15 17 24 14 28 22 12 32 20 9 35 18 7 36 17 7 33 17 7 23 19 8 23 20 10 18 22 12 10 24 14 Average max and min temperatures in C Precipitation totals in mmSource SA Explorer Imperial conversion JFMAMJJASOND 0 4 77 59 0 4 77 59 0 7 75 57 1 1 72 54 1 3 68 48 1 4 64 45 1 4 63 45 1 3 63 45 0 9 66 46 0 9 68 50 0 7 72 54 0 4 75 57 Average max and min temperatures in F Precipitation totals in inches Another source gives different data showing that it has a warm summer Mediterranean climate Koppen Csb with most precipitation falling in June 3 Climate data for L Agulhas Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum C F 24 75 23 8 74 8 22 7 72 9 20 9 69 6 19 3 66 7 18 64 16 9 62 4 17 1 62 8 17 9 64 2 19 2 66 6 21 1 70 0 23 73 20 3 68 5 Daily mean C F 20 6 69 1 20 5 68 9 19 6 67 3 17 7 63 9 15 8 60 4 14 5 58 1 13 6 56 5 13 8 56 8 14 6 58 3 16 61 17 8 64 0 19 5 67 1 17 0 62 6 Mean daily minimum C F 17 3 63 1 17 3 63 1 16 5 61 7 14 5 58 1 12 3 54 1 11 52 10 3 50 5 10 5 50 9 11 4 52 5 12 9 55 2 14 6 58 3 16 1 61 0 13 7 56 7 Average precipitation mm inches 17 0 7 23 0 9 27 1 1 63 2 5 63 2 5 69 2 7 64 2 5 56 2 2 41 1 6 40 1 6 30 1 2 24 0 9 517 20 4 Source Climate Data org 3 See also editCape Agulhas Agulhas National ParkExternal links editHistory of Cape Agulhas L AgulhasReferences edit a b c d Main Place L Agulhas Census 2011 Raper Peter E 1987 Dictionary of Southern African Place Names Internet Archive p 53 Retrieved 28 August 2013 a b Climate L Agulhas Climate graph Temperature graph Climate table Climate Data org Retrieved 16 August 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title L 27Agulhas amp oldid 1221061773, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
