Sand Island
Sand Island is an island in Northern Cape, South Africa. Sand Island is situated nearby to the locality Swartkop, as well as near Green Island.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alexander Bay and Oranjemund.
Alexander Bay
Alexander Bay is a town of 1,700 people in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, close to the border with Namibia and the Orange River mouth. It is near the southern end of the Namib desert, and is officially also the driest town in South Africa with an average annual rainfall of less than 51 millimetres.Oranjemund
Photo: Chtrede, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oranjemund is a mining town in the ǁKaras region of southern Namibia, located on the banks of the Orange River, on the border with South Africa. It is surrounded by vegetation maintained by the residents with grey water from the mines.
Sand Island
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Northern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-28.56667° or 28° 34′ southLongitude
16.48333° or 16° 29′ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
5F3RCFMM+88GeoNames ID
3361868
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