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Table Bay

Table Bay is a natural bay on the Atlantic Ocean at the northern end of the , which stretches south to the . Overlooked by , the bay is dominated by the flat-topped , from which it takes its name.
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Photo: Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa and Milnerton Lighthouse.

Museum
Photo: MB-one, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a public non-profit museum in Cape Town, South Africa. Zeitz MOCAA opened on September 22, 2017 as the largest museum of contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora.

Lighthouse
Photo: warrenski, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , commissioned on 1960-03-10, is located on Table Bay shore in , . Its red sector covers .

Railway station
Photo: MB-one, CC BY-SA 4.0.
railway station is a Metrorail railway station in , . It is the second station from the on the old main line to , and the junction where the Southern Line branches from the main line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Milnerton and V&A Waterfront.

Photo: A3alb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the , directly north of . It is known for its stunning properties, beautiful lagoon, links golf course and proximity to Cape Town's attractions.

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 , , featuring upmarket residential apartments, a major , a marina, and multiple large hotels.

Suburb
The is an area in , , situated in the city's central business district, between the historic city centre and the Port of Cape Town.

Table Bay

Latitude
-33.89167° or 33° 53′ 30″ south
Longitude
18.45972° or 18° 27′ 35″ east
Open location code
4FRW4F55+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 345449981
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
3360689
Wiki­data ID
Q531909
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Satellite Map

Discover Table Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Table Bay” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Tafelbaai”
  • Belarusian: “Сталовая бухта”
  • Catalan: “Badia de la Taula”
  • Cebuano: “Table Bay (luuk sa Habagatang Aprika)”
  • Cebuano: “Table Bay”
  • Chinese: “桌灣”
  • Danish: “Table Bay”
  • Danish: “Taffelbay”
  • Dutch: “Tafelbaai”
  • Esperanto: “Tabla Golfo”
  • Esperanto: “Tablogolfo”
  • Finnish: “Pöytälahti”
  • French: “baie de la Table”
  • French: “Baie de la Table”
  • German: “Tafelbucht”
  • Hebrew: “מפרץ טייבל”
  • Hungarian: “Tábla-öböl”
  • Indonesian: “Table Bay Harbour”
  • Italian: “Baia della Tavola”
  • Japanese: “テーブルベイ”
  • Japanese: “テーブル湾”
  • Korean: “테이블 만”
  • Korean: “테이블만”
  • Marathi: “टेबल बे”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Table Bay”
  • Norwegian: “Table Bay”
  • Polish: “Zatoka Stołowa”
  • Portuguese: “Baía da Mesa”
  • Russian: “Столовая бухта”
  • Russian: “Столовая”
  • Shona: “Tafurabhayi”
  • Spanish: “Bahia de la Mesa”
  • Spanish: “Bahía de la Mesa”
  • Swedish: “Taffelbukten”
  • Ukrainian: “Столова бухта”
  • Venetian: “Baja de la Mesa”
  • Welsh: “Bae’r Bwrdd”
  • Western Frisian: “Tafelbaai”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Metro Industrial Township and Lagoon Beach.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Milnerton Flea Market and Lagoon Beach.

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