Sea Point

Sea Point is an affluent and densely populated suburb of , situated in the , between and the Atlantic Ocean, a few kilometres to the west of Cape Town's Central Business District.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: suburb of Cape Town
  • Also known as: Seepunt

Places of Interest

Highlights include Signal Hill and Lion’s Head.

Peak
Photo: Zaian, Public domain.
, or Lion's Rump, is a landmark flat-topped hill located in , next to and . The hill was also known as "The Lion's Flank", a term now obsolete. Together with Lion's Head, looks like a lion sphinx.

Peak
Lion's Head is a mountain in , South Africa, between and . Lion's Head peaks at 669 metres above sea level. The peak forms part of a dramatic backdrop to the city of and is part of the .

School
, formerly Sea Point Boys' High School, is a co-educational high school in Main Road, Sea Point, , South Africa. The school was established on 21 April 1884.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schotsche Kloof and Mouille Point.

Suburb
The Bo-Kaap is an area of , formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of above the city centre and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.

Suburb
is an affluent suburb of , situated in the Atlantic Seaboard, between the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront and Granger Bay to the east, to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west.

is the second most populous city in . The capital of , it is also the legislative capital of the nation. is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.

Sea Point

Latitude
-33.91722° or 33° 55′ 2″ south
Longitude
18.39222° or 18° 23′ 32″ east
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
United Nations Location Code
ZA ZEW
Open location code
4FRW39MR+4V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 260296502
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3361711
Wiki­data ID
Q2383557
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Sea Point” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Seepunt
  • Cebuano: Sea Point
  • Chinese: 海角
  • Dutch: Seepunt
  • French: Sea Point
  • Hebrew: סיפוינט
  • Italian: Sea Point
  • Pedi: Sea Point
  • Spanish: Sea Point
  • Turkish: Sea Point
  • Urdu: سی پوائنٹ
  • Xhosa: Sea Point
  • Zulu: Sea Point

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