Malgas Island
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dr Mary Gillham Archive Project, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in South Africa
- Also known as: “Malagas Island” and “Malagaseiland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include North Head Lighthouse.
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.
Malgas Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.05284° or 33° 3′ 10″ southLongitude
17.92633° or 17° 55′ 35″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
4FRVWWWG+VGOpenStreetMap ID
way 15123477OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3364357Wikidata ID
Q3643691
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Spanish—“Malgas Island” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Malgas”
- Afrikaans: “Malgaseiland”
- Arabic: “جزيرة مالغاس”
- Cebuano: “Malgas Island”
- Dutch: “Malgas Island”
- Esperanto: “Insulo Malgas”
- Esperanto: “Malgas Insulo”
- Spanish: “Isla Malgas”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Noordbaai and De Brug.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include West Coast Military Bowls Club and Green Route View Jacobsbaai.
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