This mountain located in Cape Town in South Africa. It is one of the most representative symbols of the city, with its flag and other local government insignia appearing on it. For years it has exercised its powerful and charismatic attraction, enchanting and attracting anyone who observes its enchanting landscaping.
Table Mountain is always spectacular, home to one of the richest flower kingdoms on the planet, and was voted one of the New 7 Wonders of the World in 2011. It is home to more than 1,470 flower species, many of them endemic to the area. . Its vegetation is exquisite.
It is also home to species of assies, porcupines, snakes, turtles, and a rare amphibian called the Table Mountain Ghost Frog.
It is also a major tourist attraction that many visitors access using a cable car to reach the top. It is a very fun and scenic activity, but you will get a much richer experience going up or down ‘by yourself’.
The flat top is the most distinctive part of it, a three-kilometer plateau surrounded by steep cliffs that was once the bottom of a magnificent valley, hence its distinctive name. This peak is often covered by orographic clouds, formed when a southeastern wind blows up the mountain slopes in cold air, where moisture condenses to form a so-called cloud «tablecloth.»
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