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About Meer En See |
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Meer En See is one of Richards Bay's suburbs and is situated in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It lies at a Latitude of -28.7833333 and a Longitude of 32.1°. The Meer En See suburb, according to the household income is the wealthiest suburb of Richard Bay, with an average household income of more than R153,601 per annum. |
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History |
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Richards Bay began as a makeshift harbour that was set up by Commodore of the Cape, Sir Frederick Richards during the Anglo Zulu War of 1879. In 1935 the Richards Bay Game Sanctuary was created to protect the ecology around the lagoon and later by 1943 it expanded into the Richards Bay Park. The town was laid-out on the shores of the lagoon in 1954 and proclaimed a town in 1969. In 1976 Richards Bay harbour was converted into a deep water harbour with railway and an oil and gas pipeline linking the port to Johannesburg. |
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Geography and Climate |
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- Richards Bay is characterised by a subtropical climate with warm wet summers and mild moist to dry winters, which are frost-free. The town has an average annual rainfall of 1228 millimeters (48.3in). The average annual temperature is 21.5°C (71°F), with daytime maxima peaking from January to March at 29°C (84°F), and the minimum is 21°C (70°F), dropping to daytime highs from June to August of 23°C (73°F) and a minimum of 12°C (53°F). Sunrise is at 04h45 and sunset at 19h00 in summer. In winter sunrise is at 06h20 and sunset at 17h00. Richards Bay is a popular kitesurfing destination thanks to consistent winds blowing from the North East.
- The Richards Bay area is generally very flat and is situated on a coastal plain. The terrain rises slightly towards the west. The suburbs are all no more than a few metres (feet) above sea level. The area is abundant in subtropical coastal forest, most notably along the coastal dune belt and in the suburb of Meerensee.
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