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Table Bay
Bay at the north of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Table Bay (disambiguation).
Table Bay (Afrikaans: Tafelbaai) is a natural bay on the Atlantic Ocean overlooked by Cape Town (founded 1652 by Van Riebeeck) and is at the northern end of the Cape Peninsula, which stretches south to the Cape of Good Hope. It was named because it is dominated by the flat-topped Table Mountain.
Table Bay, the harbour and the City Bowl from the summit of Table Mountain in 2022.
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Table Bay | |
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Tafelbaai (Afrikaans) | |
![]() An aerial view of Table Bay from Bloubergstrand, to the north of Cape Town. Table Mountain is visible in the distance on the far side of the bay. | |
Coordinates | 33°51′S 18°27′E |
Ocean/sea sources | Southern Atlantic Ocean |
Basin countries | South Africa |
Islands | Robben Island |
Settlements | Cape Town |
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