Stompneus Bay

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Stompneus Bay

Stompneusbaai
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Stompneus Bay
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Stompneus Bay
Coordinates: 32°43′59″S17°57′58″E / 32.733°S 17.966°E / -32.733; 17.966 Coordinates: 32°43′59″S17°57′58″E / 32.733°S 17.966°E / -32.733; 17.966
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
District West Coast
Municipality Saldanha Bay
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
7382
Area code 022

Stompneus Bay (Afrikaans : Stompneusbaai) is a village east of Shell Bay Point, 7 km north-west of St Helena Bay and 20 km north of Vredenburg. Named after a type of fish, Chrysophrys globiceps. The form Stompneusbaai is preferred for official purposes. [1]

St Helena Bay Place in Western Cape, South Africa

Saint Helena Bay is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Vredenburg Place in Western Cape, South Africa

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 centre of the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality. It is located 12 kilometres inland from the coast at Saldanha Bay on the Cape Columbine Peninsula 138km north of Cape Town.

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References

  1. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 419. Retrieved 28 August 2013.