Gansbaai

Gansbaai is a town in the region, Western Cape, South Africa. Gansbaai is a quaint little fishing village that bloomed into the Great White Capital of the World.
  • Town with 11,600 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 27 metres (89 feet)
  • …is also known as “Gans Bay”
  • Description: town in the Western Cape, South Africa

Places in the Area

Nearby places include De Kelders and Van Dyks Bay.

Suburb
Photo: Amrum, CC BY 3.0.
is a coastal village in the , , .

Village
is a settlement… is situated 3½ km south of Gansbaai.

Village
is a settlement… is situated 3½ km south of Gansbaai.

Gansbaai

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Latitude
-34.5828° or 34° 34′ 58″ south
Longitude
19.3522° or 19° 21′ 8″ east
UN/LOCODE
ZA GAA and ZA GNB
Open location code
4FQXC982+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Gansbaai” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Gansbaai”
  • Asturian: “Gansbaai”
  • Bengali: “গানস্বাই”
  • Bulgarian: “Гансбаи”
  • Cebuano: “Gansbaai”
  • Chinese: “干斯拜”
  • Chinese: “幹斯拜”
  • Danish: “Gansbaai”
  • Dutch: “Gansbaai”
  • Estonian: “Gansbaai”
  • French: “Gansbaai”
  • German: “Gansbaai”
  • Hebrew: “גאנסבאי”
  • Italian: “Gansbaai”
  • Latin: “Gansbaai”
  • Pedi: “Gansbaai”
  • Romanian: “Gansbaai”
  • Russian: “Хансбай”
  • Swedish: “Gansbaai”
  • Urdu: “گانسبائی”
  • Zulu: “IGansbaai”

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