Die Kom

Die Kom is a bay in Western Cape, South Africa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Slangkop Lighthouse and Chapman’s Peak.

Slangkop Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Danie van der Merwe, CC BY 2.0.

Slangkop Lighthouse is a lighthouse near the town of Kommetjie, near Cape Town, South Africa.

Chapman's Peak is a mountain on the western side of the Cape Peninsula, between Hout Bay and Noordhoek in Cape Town, South Africa. 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kommetjie and Noordhoek.

Kommetjie

Photo: Hilton1949, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kommetjie is on the west coast of the Cape Peninsula, south-west of Noordhoek and north of Scarborough. The area is a popular spot for surfing, since powerful waves from the Atlantic Ocean rise up over rocky reefs formed by hard sandstones of the Table Mountain Group.

Noordhoek

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

Fish Hoek

Photo: nairnbairn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fish Hoek is a picturesque town situated about halfway down the Cape Peninsula, between Cape Town and Simon's Town. It is well known for its beach, which gets jam-packed on sunny days.

Die Kom

Type: Bay
Also known as: “Kommetjie”
Category: body of water
Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-34.1418° or 34° 8′ 31″ south

Longitude

18.3225° or 18° 19′ 21″ east

Open location code

4FQWV85C+7X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 345449473

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

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Highlights include Kommetjie Public Library and Kommetjie Christian Church.

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