Place details
Place nameEast London
Other namesOos-Londen, Port Rex
CountrySouth Africa
Latitude-33
Longitude27.9
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Served as a British supply base during the seventh Kaffir War in 1847; annexed to Cape Colony in the same year; flourished after German settlers arrived in the late 1850s; center for fishing, furniture, glass, textiles, wool & fruit canning.