Cambridge

Cambridge is a suburb of East London, part of the in the province of .
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: human settlement in South Africa
  • Also known as: Cambridge, Eastern Cape” and “Cambridge, South Africa

Places of Interest

Highlights include East London Museum and Frere Hospital.

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.

Hospital
is a large government funded teaching hospital situated in East London, Eastern Cape in . It was established in 1881 and is a tertiary teaching hospital.

River
The is situated in the city of East London on the east coast of South Africa. is situated 2½ km northeast of Cambridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East London and Quigney.

is a city on the southeastern coast of , in the , Province. The city lies on the Indian Ocean coast, largely between the and the , and hosts the country's only river port.

Suburb
is a suburb of East London in . It got its name from the "Gwygney River" according to the earliest maps of East London from September 1847 by William Jervois. The municipality started to sell plots "east of the River" after 1883. is situated 5 km southeast of Cambridge.

Suburb
is a settlement in in the province of . is situated 9 km east of Cambridge.

Cambridge

Latitude
-32.97722° or 32° 58′ 38″ south
Longitude
27.89111° or 27° 53′ 28″ east
Elevation
133 metres (436 feet)
United Nations Location Code
ZA ZAU
Open location code
4GV92VFR+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262719552
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1014230
Wiki­data ID
Q5025319
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Pedi—“Cambridge” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Cambridge, Oos-Londen
  • Afrikaans: Cambridge
  • Asturian: Cambridge, Eastern Cape
  • Dutch: Cambridge, Eastern Cape
  • Pedi: Cambridge, Kapa Bohlabela
  • Pedi: Cambridge

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Chiselhurst and Selborne.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cambridge Seventh-Day Adventist Church and Cambridge Methodist Church.

Eastern Cape: Must-Visit Destinations

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