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Afrikaans: Die Aliwal-bank, 'n rotsagtige rif in die Indiese Oseaan, is sowat 4 km aflandig van Umkomaas geleë. Dit is sowat 1.5 km by 1 km in omvang en verrys tot knap onder seevlak. By sy vlakste punt is dit net 2.7 m (1½ vaam) diep. Verskeie skepe het reeds hier gestrand waaronder die Amy lykes in 1970 en die Nebo op haar nooiensvaart in 1884. Die rif is vernoem na die bark Aliwal wat die rif in 1849 vir die eerste keer waargeneem, en byna vergaan het. Dié bank is een van die rykste diepseevisvangsgebiede aan die suidkus, en is benewens gewild by skubaduikers. Die Groenpuntvuurtoring is opgerig om skeepsverkeer van die gevaarlike rif te weerhou.
English: The Aliwal Shoal is a rocky reef which is the remains of an ancient sand dune approximately 5 km off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The reef plays host to many kinds of hard and soft corals and a variety of tropical and subtropical fish species. Aliwal Shoal was named after the near-sinking of the 3 Masted vessel "Aliwal", Captained by James Anderson in 1849 (source: Aliwal Shoal Tourism). There are two wrecks near the reef that are prime sites for divers. The Norwegian bulk carrier called the "Produce" which sank in 1974 and the Nebo which sank in 1884. Aliwal Shoal has some stunning marine life which explains its popularity with divers. The Shoal is known especially for its abundance of Grey nurse sharks (known locally as ragged tooth sharks or "raggies") between August and November when the sharks congregate there to mate.
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