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The Hole-in-the-Wall is an extraordinary, geological natural occurrence about 8 km due south of Coffee Bay on the Wild Coast Region, Eastern Cape in South Africa. The formation is large enough for a sailboat to cross underneath it with ease. It is reachable by foot just off the beach joining the rock formation to the land. The local inhabitants call it ''esiKhaleni'' or 'Place of noise'. The ship ''Santo Alberto'' ran aground in 1593 near Hole-in-the-Wall. On 4/5 August 1991 the luxury liner Oceanos sunk 5 km off shore near Hole-in-the-Wall.〔(The Oceanos Sinking, an account by Moss Hills )〕 All 571 passengers and crew were rescued, mostly by helicopter. ==References== * ''Op Pad in Suid-Afrika''. BPJ Erasmus 1995. ISBN 1-86842-026-4 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hole-in-the-Wall (Eastern Cape)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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