East London

East London, a South African seaport, at the mouth of the Buffalo River, 36 miles SE. of King Williamstown, and 700 miles E. of Capetown, with a large export and import trade. It is the terminus of the railway to Queenstown. Harbour works have been erected to protect the formerly exposed anchorage. The division of East London, with an area of 1225 sq. m., was formed from part of British Kaffraria in 1866.