ur bs ▁of ▁Bright on ▁Beach , ▁Gros ven or , ▁King ' s ▁Rest , ▁Ocean ▁View , ▁F yn n land , ▁Tre asure ▁Beach ▁and ▁W ent worth . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁long ▁bl uff ▁- ▁two ▁ancient ▁sand ▁d unes ▁on ▁which ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁sub ur bs ▁lie . ▁The ▁Bl uff ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁en clos ing ▁elements ▁of ▁Dur ban ▁Har bour ▁from ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean , ▁and ▁forms ▁the ▁southern ▁qu ays ide ▁of ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁Dur ban . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁prom ont ory ▁on ▁which ▁Bl uff ▁is ▁situated ▁is ▁Dur ban ' s ▁most ▁prominent ▁natural ▁land mark . ▁According ly , ▁it ▁probably ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁visual ▁reference ▁for ▁navig ational ▁approaches ▁into ▁Dur ban ▁Har bour . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁the ▁exposed ▁south - east ▁side ▁of ▁The ▁Bl uff ▁hous ed ▁a ▁wh aling ▁station . ▁Since ▁the ▁mid - N in ete enth ▁Century , ▁the ▁region ▁has ▁been ▁pur posed ▁for ▁navig ational ▁and ▁military ▁uses . ▁ ▁This ▁use ▁has ▁provided ▁protection ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁area ' s ▁native ▁veget ation . ▁ ▁Today , ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁considered ▁important ▁in ▁the ▁e colog ical ▁management ▁of ▁Dur ban ▁and ▁environment . ▁ ▁The ▁traditional ▁Z ulu ▁name ▁for ▁Bl uff ▁is ▁is ib ub ul ung u , ▁meaning ▁a ▁long ,