St Helena Bay
Saint Helena Bay is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Nicknamed by locals as Agterbaai, the town is located on the shore of the bay, from which it derives its name and is approximately 150 km north of Cape Town, South Africa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Robvanvee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 13,800 residents
- Description: human settlement in South Africa
- Also known as: “Saint Helena Bay” and “Saint Helenabaai”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stompneus Bay.
Stompneus Bay
Suburb
Stompneus Bay is a village east of Shell Bay Point, 7 km north-west of St Helena Bay and 20 km north of Vredenburg. Named after a type of fish, Chrysophrys globiceps. The form Stompneusbaai is preferred for official purposes. Stompneus Bay is situated 6 km northwest of St Helena Bay.
St Helena Bay
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Saldanha Bay Local Municipality, West Coast, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-32.75833° or 32° 45′ 30″ southLongitude
18.02778° or 18° 1′ 40″ eastPopulation
13,800Elevation
31 metres (102 feet)United Nations Location Code
ZA ZEROpen location code
4FVW62RH+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 262717508OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“St Helena Bay” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “St. Helenabaai”
- Armenian: “Սենտ Հելինա Բեյ”
- Asturian: “St Helena Bay”
- Chinese: “聖海倫娜港”
- Dutch: “Sint Helenabaai”
- French: “St Helena Bay”
- German: “St Helena Bay”
- German: “St. Helenabaai”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ סנט הלנה”
- Italian: “St Helena Bay”
- Italian: “St. Helenabaai”
- Pedi: “St Helena Bay”
- Portuguese: “Baía de Santa Helena”
- Romanian: “St. Helenabaai”
- Russian: “Сент-Хелина-Бей”
- Ukrainian: “Затока Святої Олени (ПАР)”
- Ukrainian: “Затока Святої Олени”
- Zulu: “ISt Helena Bay”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sandy Point and Laingville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stompneusbaai and Shelley Point Lighthouse.
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