▁Rich ters vel d , ▁is ▁a ▁national ▁park ▁and ▁a ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Site , ▁while ▁the ▁often - vis ited ▁N ama qua ▁National ▁Park ▁and ▁the ▁Go eg ap ▁Nature ▁Reserve ▁are ▁located ▁short ▁distances ▁from ▁Kam ies k ro on ▁and ▁Spring b ok , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁S urr ounding ▁o ce ans ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁border ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁ocean — or ▁two ▁o ce ans , ▁which , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁International ▁H ydro graph ic ▁Organ ization , ▁officially ▁meet ▁at ▁Cape ▁Ag ul has , ▁the ▁most ▁southern ▁point ▁of ▁Africa . ▁Its ▁territory ▁includes ▁Mar ion ▁and ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Islands , ▁nearly ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Cape ▁Town ▁in ▁the ▁sub - ant ar ctic ▁Indian ▁Ocean . ▁ ▁The ▁cold ▁Beng uela ▁current ▁is ▁a ▁min eral - rich ▁up well ing ▁current , ▁which ▁flows ▁away ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁along ▁the ▁western ▁coast line , ▁after ▁having ▁come ▁up ▁from ▁the ▁cold ▁depth s ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean . ▁Pl ank ton ▁grow ▁in ▁these ▁fert ile ▁waters , ▁and ▁support ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁fish , ▁and ▁therefore ▁a ▁prosper ous ▁( in ▁the ▁past ) ▁fish ing ▁industry . ▁Over - f ishing ▁has , ▁however , ▁reduced ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁this ▁fish ing ▁industry ▁both ▁for ▁the ▁local ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁country ' s ▁economy . ▁The ▁east ▁coast ▁has ▁the ▁north - to - s outh ▁Moz amb ique / Ag ul has