| Page Views: 392 Last Visit to Durban: - | Place where the Earth and the Ocean Meet. by Bert_Pearson - last update: Dec 15, 2002 |
A coastal city on the Indian Ocean long popular asBritish outpost.
Was discovered by Vasco da Gama, the portuguese explorer on Christmas day.
He named the surrounding area "Natal" after Christ' birthday. |
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euro Fri Jun 13, 2003 15:17 UTC
Nice page Bert, but actually Durban is named after Sir Benjamin D'Urban, who was (I believe) an english governor of the province of Natal. Maybe you heard the Zulu name "Elangani" (a big hotel), which I think means "place in the sun". David |
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