Boulders Beach
Boulders is a popular beach near Simon's Town, Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. There are larger and more scenic beaches around, as Boulders, which gets its name from the large boulders surrounding it, is fairly small, although it is often sheltered from the prevailing winds.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Photo: Christoph Michels, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Cape Town, South Africa
- Also known as: “Boulders Beach Penguin Sanctuary”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Roman Rock Lighthouse and Naval Base Simon’s Town.
Roman Rock Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Chris Hills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roman Rock Lighthouse is a lighthouse in False Bay, near Simon's Town. It is the only lighthouse in South Africa built on a single rock. The light was first exhibited on 16 September 1861.
Naval Base Simon’s Town
Naval base
Photo: Gbawden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Naval Base Simonstown is the South African Navy's largest naval base, situated in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape. The base provides support functions to Fleet Command.
Simon’s Town Museum
Museum
Photo: Oupoot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Established in 1977, Simon's Town Museum is a community museum situated in Simon's Town, a coastal town in the Western Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Simon’s Town and Miller Point.
Simon’s Town
Photo: Darren Glanville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Simon's Town is located at the east side of the Cape Peninsula near Cape Town, South Africa and is home to the South African Navy.
Miller Point
Suburb
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0.
Miller's Point is a headland and stretch of protected coastline in South Africa. It is located about 4 kilometres south of Simon's Town on the road to Cape Point. Miller Point is situated 4 km southeast of Boulders Beach.
Glencairn
Suburb
Photo: Derek Keats, CC BY 2.0.
Glencairn is a small seaside village located on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. It is situated about 4 km north of Simonstown, on the shore of False Bay. Glencairn is situated 5 km northwest of Boulders Beach.
Boulders Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: False Bay, Cape Peninsula, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.1981° or 34° 11′ 53″ southLongitude
18.4522° or 18° 27′ 8″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
4FQWRF22+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 46188677OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Boulders Beach” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Boulders Strand”
- Afrikaans: “Boulders”
- Armenian: “Բուլդերս լողափ”
- Cebuano: “Boulders Beach”
- Chinese: “博尔德斯海滩”
- Chinese: “礫灘 (南非)”
- Dutch: “Boulders Beach”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شط بولدرز”
- Esperanto: “Rokostrando”
- French: “Boulders Bay”
- French: “Boulders Beach”
- German: “Boulder’s Beach”
- German: “Boulders Beach”
- Hausa: “Boulders Bakin ruwah”
- Japanese: “ボルダー・ビーチ”
- Japanese: “ボルダーズ・ビーチ”
- Portuguese: “Boulders beach”
- Portuguese: “Boulders Beach”
- Slovenian: “Boulders Beach”
- Spanish: “Playa de Boulders”
- Turkish: “Boulders Plajı”
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