Port Beaufort
Port Beaufort is a settlement in Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Witsand Solar Desalination Plant.
Witsand Solar Desalination Plant
Waterworks
Witsand Solar Desalination Plant is a solar powered desalination plant located in the seaside town of Witsand, in Hessequa Local Municipality, in the Western Cape Province, at the mouth of the Breede River. Witsand Solar Desalination Plant is situated 4 km west of Port Beaufort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Witsand and Infanta.
Witsand
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Witsand, located in the Western Cape of South Africa, is a small coastal town at the mouth of the Breede River estuary. Often referred to as the Whale Nursery of South Africa, the town attracts a remarkable number of southern right whales between June and November each year.
Infanta
Village
Infanta is a settlement in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Seaside resort at the estuary of the Breede River, at St Sebastian Bay, some 80 km south-east of Swellendam. Infanta is situated 3½ km southeast of Port Beaufort.
Port Beaufort
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in South Africa
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Hessequa Local Municipality, Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-34.39583° or 34° 23′ 45″ southLongitude
20.82961° or 20° 49′ 47″ eastElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
4GQ2JR3H+MROpenStreetMap ID
node 262721944OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Port Beaufort” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Port Beaufort”
- Asturian: “Port Beaufort”
- Dutch: “Port Beaufort”
- Estonian: “Port Beaufort”
- Italian: “Port Beaufort”
- Pedi: “Port Beaufort”
- Russian: “Порт-Бофорт”
- Ukrainian: “Порт-Бофорт”
- Urdu: “پورٹ بیوفورٹ”
- Zulu: “IPort Beaufort, INtshonalanga Kapa”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Oysterbeds and Breedezicht Estate.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Barry’s Memorial Church and TG Marine Outboard Repairs.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Port Beaufort”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.