Robben Island

Robben Island is in the of , approximately 7 km off the coast and 12 km from harbour. This island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Rq88187, Public domain.
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (60 feet)
  • …is also known as “Robbeneiland”
  • Description: island in Table Bay, South Africa

Places of Interest

Highlights include Robben Island and Church of the Good Shepherd, Robben Island.
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Latitude
-33.8064° or 33° 48′ 23″ south
Longitude
18.3688° or 18° 22′ 8″ east
Open location code
4FRW59V9+CG
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Robben Island” goes by many names.
Robben-eilandAfrikaans
جزيرة روبنArabic
جزيرة روبن ايلاندArabic
Ռոբեն ԱյլենդArmenian
Isla RobbenAsturian
Islla RobbenAsturian
Robben UharteaBasque
Востраў РобэнаBelarusian
রোবেন দ্বীপBengali
illa de RobbenCatalan
Robben IslandCatalan
Robben IslandCebuano
罗本岛Chinese
羅本島Chinese
Otok RobbenCroatian
RobbenCroatian
Robben IslandCzech
Robben IslandDanish
Robben EilandDutch
Insulo RobbenEsperanto
Robben IslandFinnish
Illa RobbenGalician
რობენიGeorgian
Νήσος ΡόμπενGreek
רובןHebrew
רובן איילנדHebrew
रोबेन द्वीपHindi
Robben-szigetHungarian
Robben-eyjaIcelandic
Pulau RobbenIndonesian
Insula de RobbenInterlingua
Robben IslandItalian
ロッベン島Japanese
ロベン島Japanese
ロベン監獄島Japanese
로벤 섬Korean
로빈 섬Korean
로빈 아일랜드Korean
Robben EwalaKotava
RobenaLatvian
Robben IslandLuxembourgish
रोब्बेन टापुMaithili
Pulau RobbenMalay
റോബൻ ദ്വീപ്Malayalam
Gżira ta‘ RobbenMaltese
रोब्बेन टापुNepali
Robben IslandNorwegian
Robben IslandNorwegian Bokmål
Robben IslandNorwegian Nynorsk
Robben IslandOccitan (post 1500)
جزیرهٔ رابنPersian
جزیره روبنPersian
RobbenPolish
RobbeneilandPolish
Wyspa RobbenPolish
Insula RobbenRomanian
RobbenRomanian
Остров РоббенRussian
Остров Роббен-АйлендRussian
РоббенRussian
Роббен-АйлендRussian
РоббенэйландRussian
Otok RobbenSerbo-Croatian
RobbenSerbo-Croatian
Chitsuwa cha RobheniShona
Robben IslandSlovak
I-Roben islandSouth Ndebele
Robben IslandSwahili
Sichingi saseRobbenSwati
Robben IslandSwedish
ராபன் தீவுTamil
เกาะร็อบเบนThai
เกาะโรบเบินThai
Robben islandTsonga
Xihlala xa RobbenTsonga
Robben AdasıTurkish
РоббенайландUkrainian
روبن آئی لینڈUrdu
Đảo RobbenVietnamese
Ynys RobbenWelsh
Robbe-eilânWestern Frisian
RobbeneilânWestern Frisian
罗本岛Wu Chinese
Robben IslandXhosa
Erékùṣù RobbenYoruba
羅本島Yue Chinese
I-Robben IslandZulu
Robben IslandZulu

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