The Twelve Apostles are part of the

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complex overlooking

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. The

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stretches 6 km almost to

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. They actually consist of eighteen peaks. 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. Under the

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, the range was known as the Castle Mountains () or Gable Mountains ().

Sources

* Rosenthal, Eric, '' Ensiklopedie van Suidelike Afrika'', 1967

References

{{Cape Town, natural Geography of Cape Town