Saunders Rocks

Saunders Rocks is a point in Western Cape, South Africa. Saunders Rocks is situated nearby to the suburb Bantry Bay, as well as near Fresnaye.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lion’s Head and Signal Hill.

Lion’s Head

Peak

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lion's Head is a mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, between Table Mountain and Signal Hill. Lion's Head peaks at 669 metres above sea level. The peak forms part of a dramatic backdrop to the city of Cape Town and is part of the Table Mountain National Park.

Signal Hill

Peak

Photo: Zaian, Public domain.

Signal Hill, or Lion's Rump, is a landmark flat-topped hill located in Cape Town, next to Lion's Head and Table Mountain. The hill was also known as "The Lion's Flank", a term now obsolete. Together with Lion's Head, Signal Hill looks like a lion sphinx. Signal Hill is situated 3 km east of Saunders Rocks.

Iziko South African Museum

Museum

Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Iziko South African Museum, formerly the South African Museum, is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country. Iziko South African Museum is situated 3½ km east of Saunders Rocks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bantry Bay and Fresnaye.

Bantry Bay

Suburb

Photo: Damien du Toit, CC BY 2.0.

Bantry Bay is an affluent suburb of Cape Town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is situated on the slopes of Lion's Head, in the Atlantic Seaboard region of the city, overlooking a rocky coastline.

Fresnaye

Suburb

Photo: Hilton1949, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fresnaye is one of Cape Town's most affluent suburbs, situated in the city's Atlantic Seaboard region, between Signal Hill and Sea Point, and a few kilometres west of Cape Town CBD.

Clifton

Suburb

Photo: Hilton1949, CC BY 2.5.

Camps Bay is a suburb in Cape Town on the Cape Peninsula of South Africa. Founded as Kamps Baai it was once considered to become Cape Town's harbour. It has become a tourism hot spot because it offers a great combination of restaurants, bars, amenities, accommodation and a fantastic beach, all very close to each other.

Saunders Rocks

Type: Point
Description: point in South Africa
Category: landform
Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.92486° or 33° 55′ 30″ south

Longitude

18.37476° or 18° 22′ 29″ east

Open location code

4FRW39GF+3W

GeoNames ID

3361773

Wikidata ID

Q32016128

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In Other Languages

“Saunders Rocks” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Saunders Rocks”

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