Metroji clue #94

Durban in five emoji

South Africa

A warm-water port with a large Indian population descended from labourers brought for the sugar estates in the 1860s. The food is the clearest result.

What each emoji refers to

The Golden Mile has consistent surf and shark nets, which have been argued about for as long as they have been there.
Bunny chow is curry served in a hollowed-out quarter loaf, invented here and named after the Bania traders.
Dolphins are common enough off the beachfront that the sightings are not remarkable.
Subtropical and humid. Winter here means about twenty-two degrees.
The Agulhas current runs warm down this coast, which is why the sea is swimmable all year.

Durban at a glance

Country
South Africa
Coordinates
29.86Β° S, 31.02Β° E
First played

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Durban.

City Distance Direction
MaseruLesotho 350 km
MbabaneEswatini 400 km
MaputoMozambique 460 km
JohannesburgSouth Africa 500 km
PretoriaSouth Africa 530 km
GaboroneBotswana 770 km

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