PHENOMENALLY UNIQUE CAPE TOWN ...
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Table Mountain has its own cloud cover (the Tablecloth), forming rapidly when the wind is in the southeast and is mainly responsible for the lush plateau vegetation.
Table Mountain’s ‘tablecloth’ is an orographic cloud formation (clouds that develop in response to the forced lifting of air by the earth’s topography).
As a south-easterly wind blowing up the mountain slopes meets colder air at higher altitude, condensation takes place and a thick mist soon coats the top-most regions of the mountain.
As the cloud-cover pours over the side of the mountain, the process is reversed. Clouds encounter warmer air layers lower down, where the moisture evaporates, making the clouds disappear.
Despite its undeniable beauty, the tablecloth can be dangerous to unwary hikers.
The cloud often descends rapidly, obscuring visibility and posing a threat to hikers unfamiliar with the mountain.
This is a view taken from the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in the historic heart of Cape Town's working harbour and South Africa's most-visited destination, having the highest rate of foreign tourists of any attraction in the country.
Prince Alfred, second son of Queen Victoria, began construction of the harbour in 1860.
The first basin was named after himself, the second after his mother, hence the name.
The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront development is a renewal project that incorporates much of the historic harbour infrastructure.
As you can see, the weather cadges very fast sometimes.
Have a great day and as always, thank you, M, (*_*)
For more of my work: www.indigo2photography.com
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
"Victoria & Alfred Waterfront", harbour, sky, clouds, lightning, Tablecloth, "Table Mountain", buildings, boats, "Cape Town", South-Africa, "natural light", colour, NIKOND7000, "Magda indigo"
PHENOMENALLY UNIQUE CAPE TOWN ...
#AbFav_AIR_SKY_ ☁
#AbFav_PHOTOSTORY
Table Mountain has its own cloud cover (the Tablecloth), forming rapidly when the wind is in the southeast and is mainly responsible for the lush plateau vegetation.
Table Mountain’s ‘tablecloth’ is an orographic cloud formation (clouds that develop in response to the forced lifting of air by the earth’s topography).
As a south-easterly wind blowing up the mountain slopes meets colder air at higher altitude, condensation takes place and a thick mist soon coats the top-most regions of the mountain.
As the cloud-cover pours over the side of the mountain, the process is reversed. Clouds encounter warmer air layers lower down, where the moisture evaporates, making the clouds disappear.
Despite its undeniable beauty, the tablecloth can be dangerous to unwary hikers.
The cloud often descends rapidly, obscuring visibility and posing a threat to hikers unfamiliar with the mountain.
This is a view taken from the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in the historic heart of Cape Town's working harbour and South Africa's most-visited destination, having the highest rate of foreign tourists of any attraction in the country.
Prince Alfred, second son of Queen Victoria, began construction of the harbour in 1860.
The first basin was named after himself, the second after his mother, hence the name.
The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront development is a renewal project that incorporates much of the historic harbour infrastructure.
As you can see, the weather cadges very fast sometimes.
Have a great day and as always, thank you, M, (*_*)
For more of my work: www.indigo2photography.com
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
"Victoria & Alfred Waterfront", harbour, sky, clouds, lightning, Tablecloth, "Table Mountain", buildings, boats, "Cape Town", South-Africa, "natural light", colour, NIKOND7000, "Magda indigo"