Table Bay

The Table Bay, Tafelbaai Afrikaans, English Table Bay, is a bay on the Atlantic south-west coast of South Africa. It is about nine miles wide, five kilometers deep and was already used in the 16th century, Portuguese and Dutch sailors as protection in summer southeast winds, while in the wintry North Western hundreds of ships wrecked there and many people lost their lives.

Before the uprising in the South Table Mountain founded the Dutchman Jan van Riebeeck in 1652 Cape Town, the supply station for Dutch ships halfway between Amsterdam and Batavia was henceforth. Until van Riebeeck built a jetty, which was used until the 19th century, had goods and payload transported by small boats to and from anchoring in Table Bay ships and carriers shoulder- deep through here by the Benguela Current in summer very cold Atlantic water be worn.

In the middle of the entrance to Table Bay, about ten kilometers from Cape Town lies the island Robben Iceland, was held for 18 years in prison where Nelson Mandela.

From from Bloubergstrand, located at the northern end of Table Bay, you can enjoy excellent panoramic views over Cape Town and the impressive mountain massif of Devil's Peak, Table Mountain, Signal Hill and Lion's Head.

The Waterfront Cape Town and the harbor in Table Bay have been restored superbly after the end of apartheid. The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront has become a tourist magnet of the first rank, lures with its varied leisure, entertainment and shopping, but especially on the weekend, many of Cape Town.

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• Bay in South Africa
• Bay in Africa
• Bay (Atlantic Ocean )
• Geography ( Cape Town )