The Gateway Theatre of Shopping is a large shopping center located in Umhlanga Rocks, KwaZulu-Natal. When initially opened it spanned 130,000 sq. meters; however, due to the demand in South Africa, Gateway expanded and the gross building area now covers more than 150,000 sq. meters. It is presently under expansion again and once complete in March 2007, the retail area in the center will total 166,000 square meters. At its current size, the center is the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see mall. ... Umhlanga Rocks is a seaside resort town north of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and is now part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Area, that also includes Durban. ... KwaZulu-Natal (often referred to as KZN) is a province of South Africa. ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... Southern Hemisphere The Southern Hemisphere is the half of a planets surface (or celestial sphere) that is south of the equator (the word hemisphere literally means half ball). On Earth it contains five continents (Antarctica, Australia, most of South America, parts of Africa, and Asia) as well as four...

Construction of this iconic center commenced on March 03, 1998, and was completed during September of 2001. The center was modeled on world-famous centers like the Mall of America and West Edmonton Mall. Mall of America (also MOA, MoA, or the Megamall) is a shopping mall located in the Twin Cities suburb of Bloomington, Minnesota. ... West Edmonton Mall (WEM), located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada is one of the largest shopping malls in the world, and as such is one of western Canadas major tourist attractions. ...

Gateway currently (April 2006) has 120,000 sq. meters of modern retail facilities of which 50,000 sq. meters are dedicated to entertainment. These include a wave pool (http://www.wavehouse.co.za) for surfers, a skate park and the highest indoor rock-climbing in the world. Gateway has quickly become a success since its opening in 2001. Apart from being one of kind, its existence has brought upon development to the area surrounding it, Umhlanga Ridge. This area has been flooded with development in recent years, amd Umhlanga Ridge has become a new town center on its own. See World Wide Web for surfing the web; see also Wind surfing Surfing at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. ... A skate park is a recreational area where skateboarders, inline skaters, and bicyclists can perform tricks. ...

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