East London:
A city that still manages to retain some of its old fashioned values blended with a dollop of laidback charm makes East London - the gateway to the wild coast and the sunshine coast and the only river port in South Africa - one of the most appealing cities on the coast.
The city is situated on the mouth of the Buffalo River, so called by the Khoi San because of the large number of these animals that used to roam the area. It was eventually settled as a means of providing supplies to the garrisons, who were protecting the white settlers from the Xhosas.
East London's modern-day attractions include the East London Museum, which houses the coelacanth, a prehistoric fish thought to be extinct, and numerous memorial statues.
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