Ocean View

Ocean View, , was established between 1960 and 1970, as a township for coloured people who had been forcibly removed from the neighbouring so called "white areas", such as , , , and , by the apartheid government under the Group Areas Act of 1950.
Wikipedia
  • Suburb
  • …lies at an elevation of 43 metres (141 feet)
  • …is also known as “Ocean View, Cape Town”
  • Description: town in South Africa

Places of Interest

Highlights include Slangkop Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Danie van der Merwe, CC BY 2.0.
is a lighthouse near the town of , near Cape Town, . is situated 3 km west of Ocean View.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kommetjie and Masiphumelele.

Photo: Hilton1949, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is on the west coast of the …

Village
Photo: Beyond Access, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a township on the … is situated 3 km northeast of Ocean View.

Suburb
is a suburb of the in the province of . is situated 4½ km east of Ocean View.

Ocean View

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Latitude
-34.14588° or 34° 8′ 45″ south
Longitude
18.35299° or 18° 21′ 11″ east
Open location code
4FQWV933+J5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262721789
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3363441
Wiki­data ID
Q3348676

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Ocean View” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Ocean View, Kaapstad”
  • Afrikaans: “Ocean View”
  • Cebuano: “Ocean View”
  • Dutch: “Ocean View”
  • French: “Ocean View”
  • Pedi: “Ocean View, Cape Town”
  • Southern Sotho: “Ocean View, Cape Town”
  • Turkish: “Ocean View”
  • Xhosa: “Ocean View, Cape Town”
  • Zulu: “Ocean View, Cape Town”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Andrew’s Cath. Church and Ocean View Clinic.

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