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Robben Island, once a prison that held many leaders of the South African freedom struggle and now is a symbol of liberation. It was declared a World Heritage site in 1999. Imprisonment of Nelson Mandela and other freedom activists gave this prison a historic importance.
Robben Island is a bean shaped largest island in the waters of South Africa; it is situated about 9 kilometers away from Cape Town in the Table Bay and offers a spectacular view of Cape Town. Minto Hill is the highest point on the island only 30 meters above sea level and is the oldest lighthouse in southern region.
Robben Island museum tells you about the first landing of Vasco da Gama’s support fleet in 1498 when this fleet took a momentary shelter in its waters, during the British occupation this island was used as a leper colony, and Muslim activists fighting against the…Read more
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