Cape Peninsula

The Cape Peninsula is in Western Cape of South Africa, encompassing the Cape Town metro area, Cape Point and the False Bay area.

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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Cape Town and Robben Island.

Cape Town

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Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa. The capital of Western Cape Province, it is also the legislative capital of the nation. Cape Town is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.

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.

Simon’s Town

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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.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as False Bay and Atlantic Seaboard.

False Bay

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False Bay is located on the eastern side of the Cape Peninsula of South Africa. The water in the bay is much warmer than the Atlantic Seaboard, partly being fed by the subtropical Agulhas current, making it popular for swimming.

Atlantic Seaboard

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The Atlantic Seaboard is the western region of the Cape Peninsula of South Africa.

Blaauwberg Coast

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The Blaauwberg Coast is the northern coastline of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa.

Table Mountain National Park

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Table Mountain National Park is a 221-km² park in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It protects the natural environment of the Table Mountain Chain, and in particular the rare fynbos vegetation.

Cape Peninsula

Type: Peninsula
Description: peninsula in the Western Cape, South Africa
Also known as: “Cape of Good Hope Peninsula”
Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude of center

-34.1667° or 34° 10′ south

Longitude of center

18.3333° or 18° 20′ east

Elevation

5 metres (16 feet)

GeoNames ID

3369161

Wikidata ID

Q748494

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Satellite Map

Discover Cape Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Cape Peninsula” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Kaapse Skiereiland”
Azerbaijani: “Kap yarımadası”
Belarusian: “Капскі паўвостраў”
Bengali: “কেপ উপদ্বীপ”
Bulgarian: “Капски полуостров”
Catalan: “Península del Cap”
Cebuano: “Cape Peninsula”
Chinese: “開普半島”
Danish: “Kaphalvøen”
Dutch: “Kaapse Schiereiland”
Esperanto: “Kaba Duoninsulo”
Finnish: “Kapin niemimaa”
French: “péninsule du Cap”
French: “Péninsule du Cap”
Georgian: “კაპის ნახევარკუნძული”
German: “Kap-Halbinsel”
Hebrew: “חצי האי קייפ”
Indonesian: “Semenanjung Cape”
Italian: “Penisola del Capo”
Japanese: “ケープ半島”
Korean: “케이프반도”
Macedonian: “Капски Полуостров”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Cape-halvøya”
Norwegian: “Cape-halvøya”
Persian: “استان کیپ غربی”
Polish: “Półwysep Przylądkowy”
Portuguese: “Península do Cabo”
Romanian: “Peninsula Cape”
Russian: “Капский полуостров”
Serbo-Croatian: “Cape”
Serbo-Croatian: “Poluotok Kejp”
Slovenian: “polotok Cape”
Spanish: “Peninsula del Cabo”
Spanish: “Península del Cabo”
Swedish: “Kaphalvön”
Tamil: “கேப் மூவலந்தீவு”
Turkish: “Burun Yarımadası”
Ukrainian: “Капський півострів”

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