Needle Rock
Needle Rock is in Western Cape, South Africa. Needle Rock is situated nearby to the neighborhood Diazville.Places of Interest
Highlights include Malgas Island and North Head Lighthouse.
Malgas Island
Islet
Photo: Dr Mary Gillham Archive Project, CC BY 2.0.
Malgas Island is a small, 8.3 hectares, uninhabited island lying in the northern part of the entrance to Saldanha Bay, in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
North Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
The first North Head Lighthouse on the northern side of the Saldanha Bay entrance, in South Africa, was a 300mm AGA acetylene gas lantern mounted on a square concrete pillar, installed on December 7, 1939.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saldanha.
Saldanha
Photo: Morne, Public domain.
Saldanha, also known as Saldanha Bay, is a town of 28,000 people, on the northern shore of Saldanha Bay, on West Coast of the Western Cape province. Saldanha Bay's location makes it a paradise for the watersport enthusiast.
Needle Rock
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.0489° or 33° 2′ 56″ southLongitude
17.92797° or 17° 55′ 41″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
4FRVXW2H+C5GeoNames ID
3363733
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