Witsands Bay
Witsands Bay is a bay in Western Cape, South Africa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Slangkop Lighthouse and Scarborough beach.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kommetjie and Simon’s Town.
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.
Simon’s Town
Photo: Darren Glanville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
Witsands Bay
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.1781° or 34° 10′ 41″ southLongitude
18.3497° or 18° 20′ 59″ eastOpen location code
4FQWR8CX+PVOpenStreetMap ID
node 345450025OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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