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Saint Helena Bay (Afrikaans: St. Helenabaai) is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.. Nicknamed by locals as Agterbaai, [2] [3] the town is located on the shore of the bay, from which it derives its name [4] and is approximately 150 km north of Cape Town, South Africa.
The marina is surrounded on three sides by the Great Berg River and is 1km from the harbour mouth, where the river meets St. Helena Bay. This bay, the largest on the west coast of Africa, offers the finest sailing conditions on the South African coastline because of its sheltered nature and its orientation to the prevailing summer wind (The ...
João da Nova, a Galician navigator serving the Portuguese Empire, was the first person to sight Saint Helena.. According to long-established tradition, the island was sighted on 21 May 1502 by the four ships of the 3rd Portuguese Armada, commanded by João da Nova, a Galician navigator in the service of Portugal, during his return voyage to Lisbon, who named it Santa Helena after Saint Helena ...
The West Coast is a region of the Western Cape province in South Africa and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and the Swartland region on the east.. The region stretches for over 400 km from north to south and is known for its scenery and fertile fishing grounds.
Projections for commercial flight costs were also drawn up and the St Helena Government expected that a return economy flight from St Helena to South Africa would cost around £600. Assuming that an off-peak economy seat from South Africa to the UK would be available for approximately £700, return tickets for flights via South Africa to the UK ...
Prosperous Bay Plain (the site of Saint Helena Airport) is the only known habitat for about 55 of these endemic species. The Saint Helena giant earwig is almost certainly extinct, with the most recent chitinous remains having been found in the 1990s. However, its presence is firmly cemented within Saint Helena folklore, and hopes linger on. [6 ...
St Helena island. Saint Helena is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa.St Helena has a land area of 122 square kilometres and is part of the territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which includes Ascension Island and the island group of Tristan da Cunha.
Velddrif is located approximately 145 kilometres (90 mi) north of Cape Town to which it is connected by the R27 road. [3] The R27 joins the R399 at Velddrif, which is near the point at which the meandering Berg River flows into the sea at St. Helena Bay.