• Welcome to Religious Forums, a friendly forum to discuss all religions in a friendly surrounding.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register to get access to the following site features:
    • Reply to discussions and create your own threads.
    • Our modern chat room. No add-ons or extensions required, just login and start chatting!
    • Access to private conversations with other members.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon!

My Beautiful Middle Earth Cape Town: Where Rises Table Mountain In The Garden Of The Earth. Debate!?

Riverwolf

Amateur Rambler / Proud Ergi
Premium Member
I worked there one summer since its 4 hours from my house.


It is very impressive, by small plane even more so. I worked on water wells at castle crags state park

I wouldnt be comfortable living there, residents dont really care

Well, it's not in any danger of erupting any time soon. Supposedly it erupts every 600 years or so, and it last erupted a few centuries ago. Luckly, it's nowhere near the San Andreas fault, so the Big One hopefully won't affect it at all.
 

Riverwolf

Amateur Rambler / Proud Ergi
Premium Member
al-amiyr

dont take any of this persoanlly, your OK in my book posting information backing evolution.

and you live in a winderful place

I'll second that.

Table Mountain is gorgeous, and I'm sure Cape Town is a great place.

I'm just biased towards my own Home. :yes:
 

al-amiyr

Active Member
OK here is evidence your taking biased information as fact, and doing so in error

Laurentian Mountains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


these mountains are 540 million years old



I dont know why your hung up on dating your mountain, Id enjoy the beautiful view that nature evolved over millions of years
Here is an article that will give the facts.
[SIZE=+3]Article[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+2] The Geology of Table Mountain[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+1] Eight hundred million years ago, beneath deep waters, sediments and ocean deposits began to form a continental shelf made of shale. Hot Magma from within the earth's core intruded into this shale around 600 million years ago, and cooled to form hard granite. This very strong igneous rock gave the shale a tough inner core.

Underwater, the shales were eroded, but from 450 million years ago, sediments from rivers created layers of sandstone on top of the granite and shale, known today as 'the Cape Supergroup'. Around 300 million years ago ice sheets flattened the layers of sandstone and, today, you can find deposits made by glaciers at Maclear's Beacon, the summit of Table Mountain (1086m). At this time Africa was at the heart of Pangea - a vast supercontinent - and it was located much further south than modern Africa.

One hundred and sixty-five million years ago, great shifts in the earth's tectonic plates led to the splitting of Pangea into two parts. The southern continent - Gondwanaland - also began to break up, and by 100 million years ago Australia and Antarctica (including India) had broken away from Africa - which remained more or less stationary.

The shifts in the earth's plates created many fold mountains - including the Hottentot-Holland range in the Cape Winelands. But the hard granite base of Table Mountain resisted folding and deflected the forces downwards. This produced uplift in a geological process known as istotacy, or 'emerging relief' and Table Mountain began to rise above sea level. This process probably started about 280 million years ago, and continues to the present day, making Table Mountain one of the oldest mountains in the world (it is six times older than the Himalayas).

As Table Mountain rises, so it is constantly eroded by the onslaught of high winds, rain and fire. The sandstone superstructure is protected from the rough seas by it's granite base (clearly visible along the coastline at Camps Bay and beyond Simon's Town). But its coarse sandstone heights have been worn by the other elements into strange and fantastic shapes, giving the mountain its extraordinary gnarled and craggy appearance. The sheer front face, however, was caused by the action of waves - it is a giant cliff face.[/SIZE]© Cape Town, South Africa. Guide to a great city, by Roddy Bray. 2008. You may print this article for personal use; if for reproduction please acknowledge 'www.www.capetown.at.co.za'.

I am not speaking about Mountains and Mountain Ranges. I am speaking about a particular Mountain which virtually stands isolated from the world.
A Mountain like none other and which is the only natural object on earth that is represented in the sky as one of the 88 constellations called 'Mensa' Table Mountain. This is The Glorious Mountain whose Majesty extends from the heavens across the earth.
I told you that there is simply nothing like this piece of heaven that lies under these feet.

cape4.png

 

Riverwolf

Amateur Rambler / Proud Ergi
Premium Member
I am not speaking about Mountains and Mountain Ranges. I am speaking about a particular Mountain which virtually stands isolated from the world.
A Mountain like none other and which is the only natural object on earth that is represented in the sky as one of the 88 constellations called 'Mensa' Table Mountain. This is The Glorious Mountain whose Majesty extends from the heavens across the earth.
I told you that there is simply nothing like this piece of heaven that lies under these feet.

cape4.png


There's nothing like any piece of heaven that lies under anyone's feet.

After all, Mt. Diablo bears a striking resemblance to Cassiopeia.
 

al-amiyr

Active Member
This is How The Most Magnificent City Of The Earth Looks When The Most Wondrous Mountain Known To Man Gets Enlightened By The Clash Of Heavenly Swords.
cape5.png
 

Riverwolf

Amateur Rambler / Proud Ergi
Premium Member
This is How The Most Magnificent City Of The Earth Looks When The Most Wondrous Mountain Known To Man Gets Enlightened By The Clash Of Heavenly Swords.
cape5.png

That is beautiful.

I still prefer the one under who's shadow I live, though.

Unfortunately, we don't get very many lightning storms around these parts, though. :(
 

Riverwolf

Amateur Rambler / Proud Ergi
Premium Member
Out of South Africa it is a great no. That would almost be impossible.I think I will step back in as soon as I put my foot out. I have traveled via Google though.:facepalm:

Having left my home on three occasions, one to Japan, one to New York City (which I'll go on record by saying I HATE THE BIG CITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), and one to Washington state, let me say this: you have not traveled at all.

The internet is not traveling any more than reading guidebooks.
 

Vinayaka

devotee
Premium Member
Yes, that sort of explains this thread. Thanks for the honest reply. But Capetown is beautiful, nonetheless.
 

al-amiyr

Active Member
Having left my home on three occasions, one to Japan, one to New York City (which I'll go on record by saying I HATE THE BIG CITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), and one to Washington state, let me say this: you have not traveled at all.

The internet is not traveling any more than reading guidebooks.
No I am not a traveler but I take the reports of all the great travelers and hear what they have to say. Which country are you I think I know but rather wait till you tell?
 

Riverwolf

Amateur Rambler / Proud Ergi
Premium Member
No I am not a traveler but I take the reports of all the great travelers and hear what they have to say. Which country are you I think I know but rather wait till you tell?

I live in the beautiful land of HYRULE!!!!

















Nah, just kidding, I live in the US. I'm not a traveler, either, though.
 

al-amiyr

Active Member
The Earthly Mountain of The Heavens That Stands At The Heavenly Place On The Earth.

Here is a short snippet taken from an article at TopAstronomer.com.
Mensa is a small, faint constellation in the southern hemisphere, created by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century. Lacaille originally named it Mons Mensae, which was the Latin name for Table Mountain near Cape Town, South Africa, where he had previously made some important discoveries. Mensa means "table" in Latin. It is the southernmost constellation except Octans and cannot be seen from the northern hemisphere at all.

The constellation Mensa occupies an area of 153 square degrees and contains one star with known planets. It can be seen at latitudes between +4° and -90° and is best visible at 9 p.m. during the month of January. Mensa is one of the 15 circumpolar constellations in the southern sky, never setting under the horizon.

cape6.png

 

al-amiyr

Active Member
The Earthly Mountain of The Heavens That Stands At The Heavenly Place On The Earth.

Here is a short snippet taken from an article at TopAstronomer.com.
Mensa is a small, faint constellation in the southern hemisphere, created by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century. Lacaille originally named it Mons Mensae, which was the Latin name for Table Mountain near Cape Town, South Africa, where he had previously made some important discoveries. Mensa means "table" in Latin. It is the southernmost constellation except Octans and cannot be seen from the northern hemisphere at all.

The constellation Mensa occupies an area of 153 square degrees and contains one star with known planets. It can be seen at latitudes between +4° and -90° and is best visible at 9 p.m. during the month of January. Mensa is one of the 15 circumpolar constellations in the southern sky, never setting under the horizon.

cape6.png

On Thursday, 7 June 2012, CNN listed Cape Town as one of the world's ten most loved cities. Other cities included in the list are: Barcelona, Montreal, New York, Paris, Petra, San Francisco, Santiago, Tokyo and Shangai.According to CNN International's travel website, CNNgo, Cape Town was chosen because of its "Sweet harbor. Nice architecture and weather. Good wine country, lovely waterfront shopping and a welcome cosmopolitan feel. Beaches with penguins. And wonder of wonders - Table Mountain".
 

al-amiyr

Active Member
Cape Town is:


Huffington Post top 10 most popular study abroad cities.

There is nothing like this piece of heaven
 
Top