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Saldanha Destination Guide
Delve into Saldanha in South Africa
Saldanha in the region of Western Cape with its 68,284 residents is a city in South Africa - some 794 mi or ( 1279 km ) South-West of Pretoria , the country's capital .
Current time in Saldanha is now 09:01 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Vredenburg, Langebaan, Cape Town, and Bottelary. While being here, make sure to check out Vredenburg . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Saldanha ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Langebaan Lagoon - West Coast, South Africa
Langebaan is the water sport capital of the Cape with perfect conditions all year round for sailing, water-skiing, kite surfing, scuba diving, fishing, snorkeling and kayaking. This video was produced ..
The Kitesurfing Collective - Langebaan, South Africa 2012
www.thekitesurfingcollective.com Looking for a way out? We are your escape route. Langebaan, South Africa 2012/13. Zero-to-hero camps, lessons, gap-years, career-breaks and assistant instructor course ..
West Coast showing Langebaan, Saldanha and Paternoster near Cape Town, South Africa.
A video showcasing the west coast region near Cape Town, South Africa. Beautiful small towns. Paternoster, Langebaan, Saldanha. Copyright to www.roomsforafrica.com ..
Club Mykonos - Langebaan, South Africa
Club Mykonos is a resort designed and built to look like a Greek seaside village with its own 3 kilometre long private beach. This video was produced by SmartGuide for their Interactive Guide of South ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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. Five Dutch East India Company vessels were captured and another was destroyed by a squadron of Royal Navy warships under the command of commodore George Johnstone.
Located at -33.02 17.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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 to southern Mozambique. It lives at depths of 2 to 290 m. S. typica is a very small species, growing to only 26 mm in mantle length. The type specimen was collected in Table Bay, South Africa . It is deposited at the Kobenhavns Universitet Zoologisk Museum in Copenhagen.
Located at -33.00 17.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Malgas Island
Malgas Island is a small, 8.3 ha, uninhabited island lying in the northern part of the entrance to Saldanha Bay, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It lies about 800 m from the mainland in the Benguela upwelling system. It is rectangular in shape and flat, with the highest point about 9 m above sea level. It is known for its large breeding colony of Cape Gannets.
Located at -33.05 17.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Saldanha Bay
Saldanha Bay is a natural harbour on the south-western coast of South Africa, about 105 kilometres north west of Cape Town. The town that developed on the northern shore of the bay, also called Saldanha, was incorporated with five other towns into the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality in 2000. The current population of the municipality is estimated at 72,000. The place is mentioned in the first edition of John Locke's Two Treatises of Government as an example of the state of nature.
Located at -33.03 18.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
West Coast Fossil Park
The West Coast Fossil Park is a fossil park near Langebaanweg, Western Cape, South Africa, approximately 150 km north of Cape Town. The fossil sites of Langebaanweg have exceptionally well-preserved remains of fossil fauna that date to circa 5.2 million years ago. In this period sea levels were higher and many now extinct animals lived in the riverine forests, wooded savanna and along the sea coast near the present day Langebaanweg site.
Located at -32.96 18.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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