Faure Pier

Faure Pier is a pier in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Faure Pier is situated nearby to Garrison Church, Robben Island, as well as near the government office Medium Security Prison.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Robben Island and Garrison Church, Robben Island.

Robben Island

Photo: Rq88187, Public domain.

Robben Island is in the Western Cape of South Africa, approximately 7 km off the coast and 12 km from Cape Town harbour. This island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Garrison Church, Robben Island

Church

Photo: Michaelchfu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Garrison Church, Robben Island is situated 360 metres northwest of Faure Pier.

Church of the Good Shepherd, Robben Island

Church

Photo: HelenOnline, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Church of the Good Shepherd, Robben Island is situated 1 km northwest of Faure Pier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bloubergstrand and Mouille Point.

Bloubergstrand is a coastal town in the Western Cape just north of Cape Town. It attracts large numbers of visitors especially kitesurf enthusiasts. The beach at Bloubergstrand is a popular location for a classic view of Table Mountain across the bay and is one of the world's top kitesurf destinations.

Mouille Point

Suburb

Photo: Hilton1949, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mouille Point is an affluent suburb of Cape Town, situated in the Atlantic Seaboard, between the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront and Granger Bay to the east, Green Point to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west. Mouille Point is situated 10 km south of Faure Pier.

Faure Pier

Type: Pier
Category: transportation
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.81257° or 33° 48′ 45″ south

Longitude

18.38236° or 18° 22′ 57″ east

Inception

1915

Open location code

4FRW59PJ+XW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 88416483

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=pier

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Satellite Map

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Highlights include Robben Island and Medium Security Prison.

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