The Twelve Apostles are part of the
Table Mountain complex overlooking
Camps Bay in
Cape Town,
South Africa. The
mountain range stretches 6 km almost to
Hout Bay.[1] They actually consist of eighteen peaks.[1] From north to south they are named Kloof, Fountain, Porcupine, Jubilee, Barrier, Valken, Kasteel, Postern, Wood, Spring, Slangolie, Corridor, Separation, Victoria, Grove, Llandudno Peak, Llandudno Corridor, and Hout Bay Corner. The average height above sea level is 750 m, compared to 1,060 m for Table Mountain.[1] Under the
Dutch East India Company, the range was known as the Castle Mountains (Dutch: Kasteelbergen) or Gable Mountains (Dutch: Gewelbergen).[1]
The Twelve Apostles are part of the
Table Mountain complex overlooking
Camps Bay in
Cape Town,
South Africa. The
mountain range stretches 6 km almost to
Hout Bay.[1] They actually consist of eighteen peaks.[1] From north to south they are named Kloof, Fountain, Porcupine, Jubilee, Barrier, Valken, Kasteel, Postern, Wood, Spring, Slangolie, Corridor, Separation, Victoria, Grove, Llandudno Peak, Llandudno Corridor, and Hout Bay Corner. The average height above sea level is 750 m, compared to 1,060 m for Table Mountain.[1] Under the
Dutch East India Company, the range was known as the Castle Mountains (Dutch: Kasteelbergen) or Gable Mountains (Dutch: Gewelbergen).[1]