Ark Valley
Ark Valley is a valley in Western Cape, South Africa and has an elevation of 957 metres. Ark Valley is situated nearby to the locality Wynberg, as well as near the suburb Bakoven.Places of Interest
Highlights include Woodhead Dam and Waterworks Museum.
Woodhead Dam
Reservoir
Woodhead Dam is a dam on Table Mountain, Western Cape, South Africa. It was built in 1897 and supplies water to Cape Town. The dam, which was the first large masonry dam in South Africa, was designated as an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2008.
Waterworks Museum
Museum
The Waterworks Museum is located on the northern side of Table Mountain, between the Woodhead and Hely-Hutchinson Reservoirs, in Cape Town, South Africa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bakoven and Camps Bay.
Bakoven
Suburb
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.
Camps Bay
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.Newlands
Suburb
Newlands is an upmarket suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located at the foot of Table Mountain in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, and is the wettest suburb in South Africa due to its high winter rainfall. Newlands is situated 5 km east of Ark Valley.
Ark Valley
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 957 metres
- Description: valley in Western Cape, South Africa
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.96784° or 33° 58′ 4″ south
Longitude
18.40135° or 18° 24′ 5″ east
Elevation
957 metres (3,140 feet)
Open location code
4FRW2CJ2+VG
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Satellite Map
Discover Ark Valley from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Ark Valley” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ark Valley”
- Turkish: “Ark Vadisi”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wynberg and Oranjezicht.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Echo Valley and Table Mountain.
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