Saldanha Bay
Saldanha Bay is a natural harbour on the south-western coast of South Africa, about 105 kilometres (65 mi) north west of Cape Town.
Latitude and longitude of Saldanha
Satellite map of Saldanha
Population: 68,284
Latitude: -33° 00' 42.01" S
Longitude: 17° 56' 39.12" E
Articles of interest in Saldanha
8 Articles of interest near Saldanha, South Africa
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Vredenburg is a town of the Cape West Coast in the Western Cape province of South Africa. "Vrede" is Afrikaans for peace. It is the transportation and commercial hub of the West Coast area and administrative center of the Saldanha Bay Local Municipa…
Paternoster, Western Cape
Paternoster (pronounced /ˌpɑːtɜrˈnɒstɜr/) is one of the oldest fishing villages on the West Coast of South Africa. It is situated 15 km north-west of Vredenburg and 145 km north of Cape Town, at Cape Columbine between Saldanha Bay and St Helena Bay.…
Langebaanweg
Langebaanweg is a town on the southwest coast of South Africa, in Western Cape Province.
Air Force Base Langebaanweg
AFB Langebaanweg (IATA: SDB, ICAO: FALW) is an airbase of the South African Air Force (SAAF).
Battle of Saldanha Bay (1781)
The Battle of Saldanha Bay was a naval action that occurred off the Dutch Cape Colony on 21 July 1781 during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. A squadron of Royal Navy warships under the command of commodore George Johnstone captured five Dutch East India…
Cape Columbine
Cape Columbine is well known for its lighthouse, the last manned lighthouse built on the South African coast. . The Cape Columbine Lighthouse was commissioned on October 1, 1936. Both the headland and lighthouse derive their name from the barque Col…
Sepia typica
Sepia typica is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean and southeastern Atlantic Ocean. Its natural range stretches from Saldanha Bay, South Africa (33°00′S17°56′E) to southern Mozambique.