East London Museum

East London Museum
Established 1921
Location East London, Eastern Cape,  South Africa
Coordinates 32°59′45″S 27°53′43″E / 32.9959122°S 27.895387°E / -32.9959122; 27.895387Coordinates: 32°59′45″S 27°53′43″E / 32.9959122°S 27.895387°E / -32.9959122; 27.895387
Type Natural and cultural history
Website www.elmuseum.za.org
Dodo on display at the museum

East London Museum is a museum in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa, notable for holding the type specimen of the coelacanth, a fish previously believed to be long extinct. It was the workplace of Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, the fish's discoverer.[1]

It was established in 1921 and features natural and cultural history.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Smith, J. L. B. (1956). Old Fourlegs: the Story of the Coelacanth. Longmans Green.
  2. ↑ "East London Museum website". East London Museum. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
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