![]() ![]() The Western boundary of the Cape Flats consisting of Constantia Nek, the Back Table, Table Mountain, and Devil's Peak. Below the sand, the bedrock is in general the Malmesbury Shale, except on part of the Western margin between Zeekoevlei to the South and Claremont and Wetton to the North, where an intrusive mass of Cape Granite is to be found. In geological terms, the Area is essentially a vast sheet of Aeolian sand, ultimately of marine origin, which has blown up from the adjacent beaches over a period on the order of a hundred thousand years. ![]() This area was referred to as ''The Dumping Ground'', after the Group Areas Act was passed. It is also the area in which most of Migrant labour was housed. ![]() It was the area that most Black people were moved to after areas were declared 'White Only'. It comprises of the areas East of the Northern and Southern Suburbs of Cape Town and is made up of Black Townships, Coloured ghettoes and Shantytowns. Athlone is in the centre the Cape Flats and is located between the City Centre of Cape Town and Cape Town International Airport. It was during the 1930’s that the Earl of Athlone, arrived here to serve as Governor General and Commander in Chief of SA. Athlone was once known as West London, but renamed in honour of a member of the British Royal family. ![]()
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