Whale Rock
Whale Rock is in Western Cape, South Africa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Robben Island and Robben Island.
Robben Island
Photo: Rq88187, Public domain.
Robben Island is in the Western Cape of South Africa, approximately 7 km off the coast and 12 km from Cape Town harbour. This island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Robben Island
Museum
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Robben Island Prison is an inactive prison on Robben Island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometers west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa. Nobel Laureate and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela was imprisoned there for 18 of the 27 years he served behind bars before the fall of apartheid. Robben Island is situated 4 km north of Whale Rock.
Garrison Church, Robben Island
Church
Photo: Michaelchfu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Garrison Church, Robben Island is situated 2½ km north of Whale Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mouille Point and Bloubergstrand.
Mouille Point
Suburb
Photo: Hilton1949, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mouille Point is an affluent suburb of Cape Town, situated in the Atlantic Seaboard, between the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront and Granger Bay to the east, Green Point to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west. Mouille Point is situated 8 km south of Whale Rock.
Bloubergstrand
Photo: Leo za1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bloubergstrand is a coastal town in the Western Cape just north of Cape Town. It attracts large numbers of visitors especially kitesurf enthusiasts. The beach at Bloubergstrand is a popular location for a classic view of Table Mountain across the bay and is one of the world's top kitesurf destinations.
V&A Waterfront
Suburb
Photo: Damien du Toit, CC BY 2.0.
The V&A Waterfront, often referred to as The Waterfront and The V&A, is a mixed-use suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, featuring upmarket residential apartments, a major shopping mall, a marina, and multiple large hotels. V&A Waterfront is situated 9 km southeast of Whale Rock.
Whale Rock
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.83505° or 33° 50′ 6″ southLongitude
18.38107° or 18° 22′ 52″ eastOpen location code
4FRW597J+XCGeoNames ID
3359455
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