Robben Island Museum

Robben Island Museum is a museum in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Robben Island Museum is situated nearby to Church of the Good Shepherd, Robben Island.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Robben Island and Robben Island.

Robben Island

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Robben Island is in the Western Cape of South Africa, approximately 7 km off the coast and 12 km from Cape Town harbour. This island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Robben Island Prison is an inactive prison on Robben Island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometers west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa. Nobel Laureate and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela was imprisoned there for 18 of the 27 years he served behind bars before the fall of apartheid. Robben Island is situated 110 metres southwest of Robben Island Museum.

Church of the Good Shepherd, Robben Island

Church

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Church of the Good Shepherd, Robben Island is situated 760 metres southeast of Robben Island Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bloubergstrand.

Bloubergstrand

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Bloubergstrand is a coastal town in the Western Cape just north of Cape Town. It attracts large numbers of visitors especially kitesurf enthusiasts. The beach at Bloubergstrand is a popular location for a classic view of Table Mountain across the bay and is one of the world's top kitesurf destinations.

Robben Island Museum

Type: Museum
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.79974° or 33° 47′ 59″ south

Longitude

18.37228° or 18° 22′ 20″ east

Elevation

7 metres (23 feet)

Open location code

4FRW692C+4W

GeoNames ID

9199765

Wikidata ID

Q27031320

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In Other Languages

“Robben Island Museum” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Museu de l’illa de Robben”
Catalan: “Robben Island Museum”

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