Sodwana Bay

Sodwana Bay is in the of . It is renowned for its popular diving and beautiful reefs. Sodwana is in the Maputaland Marine Protected Area and is the only recreational scuba diving area along the iSimangaliso Wetlands Park coastline.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay on the northern KwaZulu-Natal coast of South Africa
  • Also known as: “Sordwana Bay” and “Sordwanabaai”

Sodwana Bay

Latitude
-27.5378° or 27° 32′ 16″ south
Longitude
32.6756° or 32° 40′ 32″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
5G4JFM6G+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 345449930
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
954294
Wiki­data ID
Q2081624
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Sodwana Bay” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Sodwanabaai”
  • Cebuano: “Sodwana Bay”
  • Estonian: “Sodwana laht”
  • French: “Baie de Sodwana”
  • French: “Sodwana Bay”
  • Japanese: “ソドワナ湾”
  • Russian: “Содвана-Бей”
  • Russian: “Сордвана”
  • Vietnamese: “Vịnh Sodwana”

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