Cape St. Francis
Encyclopedia
Cape St. Francis is a town in South Africa
, situated on a headland
in the Eastern Cape Province. It is popular for its clean beaches and as a surfing
location.
The town is home to a Penguin Rescue and Rehabilitation Center as well as the Seal Point Lighthouse
.
The Irma Booysen Floral Reserve is the home to many species of flowers and plants.
The adjacent town, St Francis Bay, was the site of "ten-million-to-one" surfing waves seen in the surf/travel documentary
, The Endless Summer
.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, situated on a headland
Headland
A headland is a point of land, usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends out into a body of water.Headland can also refer to:*Headlands and bays*headLand, an Australian television series...
in the Eastern Cape Province. It is popular for its clean beaches and as a surfing
Surfing
Surfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...
location.
The town is home to a Penguin Rescue and Rehabilitation Center as well as the Seal Point Lighthouse
Seal Point Lighthouse
Seal Point is a lighthouse on Cape St. Francis in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The lighthouse is operational, but also houses a museum. Public access to the top of the tower is allowed in the company of a guide....
.
The Irma Booysen Floral Reserve is the home to many species of flowers and plants.
The adjacent town, St Francis Bay, was the site of "ten-million-to-one" surfing waves seen in the surf/travel documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
, The Endless Summer
The Endless Summer
The Endless Summer is a 1966 film in the surf movie genre.Director Bruce Brown follows two surfers, Mike Hynson and Robert August, on a surf trip around the world. Despite the balmy climate of their native California, cold ocean currents make local beaches inhospitable during the winter...
.