Glen Beach
Glen Beach is located north of Camps Bay Beach in Cape Town, South Africa. The two beaches are divided by a rock outcrop that extends from the land to the shore-line.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wacqy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lion’s Head and The Bay Hotel.
Lion’s Head
Peak
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lion's Head is a mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, between Table Mountain and Signal Hill. Lion's Head peaks at 669 metres above sea level. The peak forms part of a dramatic backdrop to the city of Cape Town and is part of the Table Mountain National Park.
Iziko South African Museum
Museum
Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Iziko South African Museum, formerly the South African Museum, is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country. Iziko South African Museum is situated 4 km northeast of Glen Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Camps Bay and Bakoven.
Camps Bay
Photo: Octagon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Camps Bay is a suburb in Cape Town on the Cape Peninsula of South Africa. Founded as Kamps Baai it was once considered to become Cape Town's harbour. It has become a tourism hot spot because it offers a great combination of restaurants, bars, amenities, accommodation and a fantastic beach, all very close to each other.
Bakoven
Suburb
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bakoven is a small residential suburb in the Atlantic Seaboard region of Cape Town, South Africa. It is positioned between Victoria Road and the sea. South of Bakoven and Camps Bay the coastline is protected, with thousands of acres of mountain Nature Reserve.
Schotsche Kloof
Suburb
The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town. Schotsche Kloof is situated 4½ km northeast of Glen Beach.
Glen Beach
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach on the west coast of Cape Town, South Africa
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.94703° or 33° 56′ 49″ southLongitude
18.37783° or 18° 22′ 40″ eastOpen location code
4FRW393H+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 151558906OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachGeoNames ID
3367641Wikidata ID
Q5567593
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Glen Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Glen Beach”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شط جلين”
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Highlights include Mountain Pool and Camps Bay Retreat Hotel.
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