Captain’s Cabin

Captain’s Cabin is a bay in Western Cape, South Africa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Malgas Island and North Head Lighthouse.

Malgas Island

Islet

Photo: Dr Mary Gillham Archive Project, CC BY 2.0.

Malgas Island is a small, 8.3 hectares, uninhabited island lying in the northern part of the entrance to Saldanha Bay, in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

The first North Head Lighthouse on the northern side of the Saldanha Bay entrance, in South Africa, was a 300mm AGA acetylene gas lantern mounted on a square concrete pillar, installed on December 7, 1939.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saldanha.

Saldanha

Photo: Morne, Public domain.

Saldanha, also known as Saldanha Bay, is a town of 28,000 people, on the northern shore of Saldanha Bay, on West Coast of the Western Cape province. Saldanha Bay's location makes it a paradise for the watersport enthusiast.

Captain’s Cabin

Type: Bay
Category: body of water
Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.0428° or 33° 2′ 34″ south

Longitude

17.925° or 17° 55′ 30″ east

Open location code

4FRVXW4G+V2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 345449276

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

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