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.
  • Suburb
  • …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (140 feet)
  • …is also known as “Ocean View, Cape Town”
  • Description: town in South Africa

Places of Interest

Discover Slangkop Lighthouse.
is a lighthouse near the town of , near Cape Town, .
3 km west of Ocean View

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kommetjie and Masiphumelele.
is on the west coast of the …
is a township on the …
3 km northeast of Ocean View
Suburb
is a suburb of the in the province of .
4½ km east of 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
Open­Street­Map feature
place = suburb
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Ocean View” goes by many names.
Ocean ViewAfrikaans
Ocean View, KaapstadAfrikaans
Ocean ViewCebuano
Ocean ViewDutch
Ocean View, Cape TownPedi
Ocean View, Cape TownSouthern Sotho
Ocean ViewTurkish
Ocean View, Cape TownXhosa
Ocean View, Cape TownZulu

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