Hout Bay

Hout Bay is a bay in , .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chapman’s Peak and Duiker Island.

Peak
Chapman's Peak is a mountain on the western side of the , between and in , . The western flank of the mountain falls sharply for hundreds of metres into the Atlantic Ocean, and a road, known as Chapman's Peak Drive, hugs the near-vertical face of the mountain, linking Hout Bay to Noordhoek.

Islet
Photo: Bdell555, Public domain.
or Duikereiland, also known as Seal Island, is an off near . It is 77 by 95 metres in size, with an area of about 0.4 hectare.

Peak
is a large, whale-backed mountain that forms part of the mountainous spine of the in , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hout Bay and Noordhoek.

appears to be a little harbour village but is actually a suburb of the metropole .

is a seaside town between and Chapmans Peak on the . Its shoreline and its long, wide, sandy beach stretch south to the neighbouring village of Kommetjie.

is a residential suburb of Cape Town on the of the Western Cape. There are no shops or commercial activities, but the town has some of the most expensive residential property in South Africa.

Hout Bay

Latitude
-34.0586° or 34° 3′ 31″ south
Longitude
18.355° or 18° 21′ 18″ east
Open location code
4FQWW9R3+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 345449412
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
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