Table Mountain
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| Elevation | 702 m |
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| First ascent | 1503 |
| First ascender | António de Saldanha |
| Mountain range | Cape Fold Belt |
| Wicklow Mountains | |
| Easiest route | Platteklip Gorge |
| Did you know | The highest point of Table Mountain is 3,563 feet above sea level. |
| Ratings | 5.0 |
| Provinces | Leinster |
| Promin | 16 m |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 886719 |
About Table Mountain
Table Mountain is a 702-metre peak in the southern section of the Wicklow Mountains range in Ireland. With a prominence of only 16 metres, it is only listed in a few of the recognised categories of mountains in Ireland; it is the 110th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam Irish scale.
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South Africa: The region where political violence is on the rise ahead of elections
... Alpheus Mzolo is a traditional leader in the Table Mountain district - a landscape of acacia trees and small settlements dominated by a brooding flat-topped mountain, not to be confused with the more famous Table Mountain in Cape Town...
Inflation: Not yet party time for our finances
... Economists and the Bank liken the setting of interest rates to the shape of Table Mountain in South Africa, with its famous flat top...
Queen Elizabeth's death stirs South Africa's colonial memories
... Black and white newsreel footage showed Elizabeth, and her sister Margaret, laughing and playing tag, in a holiday mood, with sailors on the deck of HMS Vanguard in the shadow of Table Mountain...
SA urges halt to Nelson Mandela's Robben Island prison cell key auction
... The notorious island, within sight of the city of Cape Town and Table Mountain, acquired its name from the seals that once populated it in multitudes - robben being the Dutch word for seal...
SA urges halt to Nelson Mandela's Robben Island prison cell key auction
South Africa has demanded a halt to an auction of The Key to The Prison cell on Robben Island once occupied by former President Nelson Mandela .
The sale is due in January in New York by Guernsey's Auction House . The Seller is Christo Brand, Mandela's former prison guard in the notorious jail.
But Nathi Mthethwa , South Africa 's culture minister, said there had been no consultation with the government.
" This key belongs to The People of South Africa , " He Said .
" It is not anyone's personal belonging, " the minister added.
Guernsey's says its planned auction on 28 January is to raise funds for a memorial garden and museum around Mandela's burial site.
The Prison cell key is one of several items put up For Sale . Other highlights include Mandela's original painting The Lighthouse , Robben Island , as well as the exercise bicycle he was allowed to use and prison tennis racquet.
Mandela, who is a national hero in South Africa , spent 18 out to 27 years of his Time In prison on Robben Island . Mr Brand later became a close friend of Mandela.
The notorious island, within sight of The City of Cape Town and Table Mountain , acquired its name from the seals that once populated it in Multitudes - robben being the Dutch word for seal.
Mandela was released in 1990 as South Africa began to Move Away from strict racial segregation (Apartheid ) - a process completed by The First multi-racial elections in 1994 when he was elected the country's first Black President .
Mandela served a single term, stepping down in 1999.
He died in 2013 aged 95.
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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, The Bbc 's Mike Wooldridge watches as Nelson Mandela is released from prisonSource of news: bbc.com
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