Sandbaai
Sandbaai is a seaside town of approximately 4,000 people on the south coast of the Western Cape province in South Africa. Sandbaai lies between Onrusrivier to the west and Hermanus to the east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include SANSA Space Science.
SANSA Space Science
SANSA Space Science, previously the Hermanus Magnetic Observatory is South Africa's national geomagnetic research facility. The observatory is situated in the town of Hermanus in the Western Cape Province and forms part of the South African National Space Agency. SANSA Space Science is situated 2½ km east of Sandbaai.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Onrusrivier and Hermanus.
Onrusrivier
Village
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Onrusrivier, or Onrus, is a settlement in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The name Onrus means "restlessness", referring to the pounding of the surf on the rocky coast. Onrusrivier is situated 3 km northwest of Sandbaai.
Hermanus
Photo: Pavel Špindler, CC BY 3.0.
Hermanus is a picturesque seaside town on South Africa's south coast, near the Garden Route and about 90 min drive from Cape Town. It is particularly famous as the "best land-based whale watching destination in the world", with southern right whales easily seen from shore during winter and spring months.
Vermont
Village
Vermont is a seaside town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Located near Cape Town, the town adjoins the settlement of Onrusrivier and is also close to the town of Hermanus. Vermont is situated 4 km west of Sandbaai.
Sandbaai
- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in South Africa
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Overstrand Local Municipality, Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-34.42389° or 34° 25′ 26″ southLongitude
19.19694° or 19° 11′ 49″ eastElevation
17 metres (56 feet)Open location code
4FQXH5GW+CQOpenStreetMap ID
node 262722111OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Pedi—“Sandbaai” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Sandbaai”
- Asturian: “Sandbaai”
- Cebuano: “Sandbaai (luuk sa Habagatang Aprika, Province of the Western Cape, lat -34,43, long 19,20)”
- Cebuano: “Sandbaai”
- Dutch: “Sandbaai”
- Italian: “Sandbaai”
- Pedi: “Sandbaai”
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Notable Places Nearby
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sandbaai”. Photo: MrsKimberlyReid, CC BY-SA 4.0.