Saldanha Bay (Afrikaans: Saldanhabaai) is a natural harbour on the south-western coast of South Africa. The town that developed on the northern shore of... 6 KB (675 words) - 00:05, 2 April 2024 |
Saldanha Bay Municipality (Afrikaans: Saldanhabaai Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Saldanha Bay) is a local municipality located within the West... 12 KB (791 words) - 10:25, 30 July 2023 |
Saldanha, also known as Saldanha Bay, is a town of 21,636 people, located 110 kilometres (70 mi) north of Cape Town on the northern shore of Saldanha... 5 KB (219 words) - 07:10, 3 March 2023 |
Saldanha may refer to: Saldanha Bay, a bay in Western Cape Saldanha, Western Cape, a town on the bay Saldanha Bay Local Municipality, the unit of government... 2 KB (299 words) - 23:15, 5 March 2022 |
The Diocese of Saldanha Bay is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. The diocese was founded on 10 December 2005 and is based in the territory... 2 KB (130 words) - 02:58, 1 November 2022 |
connects iron ore mines near Sishen in the Northern Cape with the port at Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape. It is used primarily to transport iron ore (60 million... 6 KB (454 words) - 18:02, 15 May 2022 |
Langebaan (category Populated places in the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality) about 28 km from Vredenburg and 20 km from Saldanha Bay. The Lagoon stretches for 17 km from Saldanha Bay, past Langebaan to Geelbek in the South. In... 10 KB (784 words) - 05:22, 15 April 2024 |
Vredenburg (category Populated places in the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality) 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... 4 KB (207 words) - 10:04, 22 February 2024 |
Schaapeneiland ("Sheep Island") is an island in Saldanha Bay on West Coast, Western Cape, South Africa. The island of 267,500 sq m lies in the mouth of... 2 KB (258 words) - 07:36, 29 March 2022 |
SAS Saldanha is a South African Navy training base in Saldanha Bay. In 1941, as a result of increased pressure on Table Bay, a new Allied harbour was... 5 KB (504 words) - 07:39, 4 April 2024 |
Engelbertus Lucas Sr. (section Saldanha-Bay surrender) Batavian Navy, was forced to surrender that squadron on 17 August 1796 at Saldanha Bay (Cape Colony) to a Royal Navy squadron under Vice-Admiral George Elphinstone... 26 KB (4,311 words) - 08:09, 15 September 2023 |
Lizaad Williams (category People from Saldanha Bay Local Municipality) the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. In October 2018, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Giants' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament... 12 KB (703 words) - 06:13, 19 April 2024 |
Table Bay, because good natural harbours along this coastline are almost non-existent. The best of them, Saldanha Bay, lacked fresh water. Simon's Bay was... 5 KB (437 words) - 16:19, 17 March 2024 |
Saint Helena Bay (Afrikaans: St. Helenabaai) is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Nicknamed... 10 KB (906 words) - 03:06, 10 April 2023 |
It was scrapped in April 2024. Formerly HMS Barcross, it operated in Saldanha Bay, was transferred to South Africa Naval Forces during World War II, and... 11 KB (777 words) - 09:40, 16 April 2024 |
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. A squadron of... 12 KB (1,167 words) - 02:45, 5 February 2024 |
Paternoster, South Africa (category Populated places in the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality) Vredenburg and 145 km north of Cape Town, at Cape Columbine between Saldanha Bay and St Helena Bay. The town covers an area of 194.8 hectare and has approximately... 10 KB (796 words) - 14:54, 19 February 2024 |
Battle of the Nile (redirect from Battle of Aboukir Bay) Aboukir Bay; French: Bataille d'Aboukir) was a major naval battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the Navy of the French Republic at Aboukir Bay on... 108 KB (13,373 words) - 14:09, 27 March 2024 |
List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy (section Captured at the Capitulation of Saldanha Bay, 17 August 1796) captured at the Capitulation of Saldanha Bay in 1796, sold 1814 Tromp (c. 1779), captured at the Capitulation of Saldanha Bay in 1796, sold 1815 Alkmaar (c... 143 KB (14,693 words) - 18:17, 21 February 2024 |
number of coastal holiday resorts as well as the ore-export harbour at Saldanha Bay. On the north the Swartland is bounded by mountains which separate it... 18 KB (719 words) - 12:41, 14 January 2024 |
Luanda Bay Walvis Bay Saldanha Bay Table Bay False Bay (coast-wise from north to south) North Water Polynya Baffin Bay Davis Strait Home Bay Labrador... 23 KB (2,467 words) - 23:06, 19 April 2024 |
Island Harbour) Saldanha Bay Harbour Western Cape Saldanha Bay 33°1′S 17°57′E / 33.017°S 17.950°E / -33.017; 17.950 (Saldanha Bay Harbour) Simon's... 3 KB (37 words) - 21:53, 2 March 2023 |
of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Saldanha, after the 1796 capitulation of Saldanha Bay: HMS Saldanha was the 40-gun fifth rate Castor, which the... 650 bytes (110 words) - 22:58, 27 December 2021 |
António de Saldanha was a Castilian-Portuguese 16th-century captain. He was the first European to set anchor in what is now called Table Bay, South Africa... 11 KB (1,430 words) - 20:33, 11 September 2023 |
Saldanha man also known as Saldanha cranium or Elandsfontein cranium are fossilized remains of an archaic human. It is one of the key specimens for Homo... 4 KB (343 words) - 12:43, 12 August 2021 |
The first North Head Lighthouse on the northern side of the Saldanha Bay entrance, in South Africa, was a 300mm AGA acetylene gas lantern mounted on a... 3 KB (172 words) - 17:27, 18 January 2023 |