Pearly Beach
| Pearly Beach | |
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 Pearly Beach
Pearly Beach
Pearly Beach
Pearly Beach shown within Western Cape
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| Coordinates: 34°39′54″S 19°30′04″E / 34.665°S 19.501°ECoordinates: 34°39′54″S 19°30′04″E / 34.665°S 19.501°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Overberg |
| Municipality | Overstrand |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,042 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 48.2% |
| • Coloured | 11.9% |
| • White | 39.0% |
| • Other | 0.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 45.5% |
| • Xhosa | 44.3% |
| • English | 9.1% |
| • Other | 1.1% |
| Postal code (street) | 7220 |
| PO box | 7221 |
| Area code | 028 |
Pearly Beach is a village in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
It is close to Bantamsklip which is a proposed site of a new nuclear power station.
Not far from Pearly Beach is Dyers Island, a breeding colony for jackass penguins. Not far from Dyers Island is Geyser Island, a breeding ground for seals.
As the area around these Islands teems with an abundance of sea life, it has become a notorious feeding ground for the Great White shark which frequents its waters in large numbers.
Dyers Island is named after Samson Dyer, an American who came to the Cape in 1806, and who lived on Dyers Island where he collected guano for fertilizer.
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