List of islands of South Africa
List of Islands of South Africa
Table:
Name

Province and location

Area in Ha

Coördinates

description

Bird Island Group (3)
Eastern Cape near Port Elizabeth

now part of the Addo Elephant National Park

1. Bird Island
Eastern Cape near Port Elizabeth
19 hectares (47 acres)
33°50′S 26°17′E﻿ / ﻿33.833°S 26.283°E﻿ / -33.833; 26.283
now part of the Addo Elephant National Park

2. Stag Island
Eastern Cape near Port Elizabeth
0.1 hectares (0.25 acres)
33°49′S 26°16′E﻿ / ﻿33.817°S 26.267°E﻿ / -33.817; 26.267
now part of the Addo Elephant National Park

3. Seal Island
Eastern Cape near Port Elizabeth
0.6 hectares (1.5 acres)
33°50′S 26°16′E﻿ / ﻿33.833°S 26.267°E﻿ / -33.833; 26.267
now part of the Addo Elephant National Park

Bird Island, Lamberts Bay
Western Cape at Lamberts Bay
8 hectares (20 acres)
32°5′21″S 18°18′4″E﻿ / ﻿32.08917°S 18.30111°E﻿ / -32.08917; 18.30111
Breakwater walkway to main land

Dassen Island
Western Cape South of Saldanha Bay west of Yzerfontein
273 hectares (670 acres)
33°25′S 18°5′E﻿ / ﻿33.417°S 18.083°E﻿ / -33.417; 18.083

Duiker Island
Western Cape near Hout Bay
0.4 hectares (0.99 acres)
34°3′S 18°19′E﻿ / ﻿34.050°S 18.317°E﻿ / -34.050; 18.317

Dyer Island (Ilha da Fera = Island of wild creatures)
Western Cape near Gans Bay
30 hectares (74 acres)
34°40′S 19°25′E﻿ / ﻿34.667°S 19.417°E﻿ / -34.667; 19.417

Hartbeespoort Dam Islands
North West
1 hectare (2.5 acres)
25°45′S 27°53′E﻿ / ﻿25.750°S 27.883°E﻿ / -25.750; 27.883

Kamfers Dam Artificial Island
Northern Cape North of Kimberley
0.3 hectares (0.74 acres)
28°40′S 24°45′E﻿ / ﻿28.667°S 24.750°E﻿ / -28.667; 24.750
located in the Kamfers Dam.

Kosi Bay Islands
KwaZulu-Natal in Kosi Bay
18 hectares (44 acres)
26°54′S 32°51′E﻿ / ﻿26.900°S 32.850°E﻿ / -26.900; 32.850

Leisure Island
Western Cape, Knysna
49 hectares (120 acres)
34°3′S 23°3′E﻿ / ﻿34.050°S 23.050°E﻿ / -34.050; 23.050

Thesens Island
Western Cape, Knysna
70 hectares (170 acres)
34°2′S 23°3′E﻿ / ﻿34.033°S 23.050°E﻿ / -34.033; 23.050

Marion Island
Western Cape More than 1750 km southeast of Port Elizabeth
29,000 hectares (72,000 acres)
46°52′S 37°43′E﻿ / ﻿46.867°S 37.717°E﻿ / -46.867; 37.717

Msikaba Island
Eastern Cape north of Port Grosvenor

31°19′S 29°58′E﻿ / ﻿31.317°S 29.967°E﻿ / -31.317; 29.967

Prince Edward Island
Western Cape More than 1750 km southeast of Port Elizabeth
4,500 hectares (11,000 acres)
46°37′S 37°55′E﻿ / ﻿46.617°S 37.917°E﻿ / -46.617; 37.917

Robben Island
Western Cape near Cape Town in Table Bay
507 hectares (1,250 acres)
33°48′S 18°22′E﻿ / ﻿33.800°S 18.367°E﻿ / -33.800; 18.367
The island where Nelson Mandela and others were imprisoned

Saint Croix Island Group (3)
Eastern Cape near Port Elizabeth

now part of the Addo Elephant National Park

1. Saint Croix Island
Eastern Cape near Port Elizabeth
12 hectares (30 acres)
33°47′S 25°46′E﻿ / ﻿33.783°S 25.767°E﻿ / -33.783; 25.767
now part of the Addo Elephant National Park

2. Brenton Island
Eastern Cape near Port Elizabeth
5 hectares (12 acres)
33°49′S 25°45′E﻿ / ﻿33.817°S 25.750°E﻿ / -33.817; 25.750
now part of the Addo Elephant National Park

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The Eastern Cape ( Xhosa : iMpuma-Kapa ; Afrikaans : Oos-Kaap ; Sotho : Kapa Botjhabela ) is one of the provinces of South Africa . Its capital is Bhisho , but its two largest cities are East London and Port Elizabeth . The second largest province in the country at 168 966 km2 after Northern Cape , it was formed in 1994 out of the Xhosa homelands or bantustans of Transkei and Ciskei , together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province . The central and eastern part of the province is the traditional home of the indigenous Xhosa people . In 1820 this area began to be settled by Europeans who originally came from England and some from Scotland and Ireland .
Port Elizabeth or Nelson Mandela Bay ( Xhosa : iBhayi ; Afrikaans : Die Baai [ di ˈbɑːi ] ) often known by its initials P.E. , and colloquially as The Friendly City , is a major seaport city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa along the Indian Ocean . Port Elizabeth is Africas southern-most and South Africas second oldest city . It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality ( South Africas second largest metropolitan administrative district by area ) ; the countrys sixth most-populous city ; the most-populous city of Eastern Cape ; and the cultural , economic and financial center of the Eastern Cape . The city is among the top five cities in the world for pleasant weather , according to a 2014 scientific climate study of 600 global cities . Port Elizabeth is known for many blue-flag beaches along the citys urban coastline ; its popularity as an international and local holiday destination ; and its rich and diverse cultural heritage . It is a tourism gateway city for the Eastern Cape and the only city with the closest proximity to malaria-free big five game game reserves . The economy of Port Elizabeth is primarily oriented towards automotive assembly , manufacturing and export industries , and the city is also a major South African and sub-Saharan African destination for investment . Foreign direct investments of $ 19,8 billion has been secured over the past decade . Several Fortune 500 companies have a presence or their African operations headquartered in Port Elizabeth . The citys most prominent landmarks are Shark Rock pier , the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium , and the Donkin Reserve . Port Elizabeth was one of the host cities for the official tournament of the 2010 FIFA World Cup . Port Elizabeth is a popular domestic and international holiday destination .
Addo Elephant National Park is a diverse wildlife conservation park situated close to Port Elizabeth in South Africa and is one of the country 's 20 national parks . It currently ranks third in size after Kruger National Park and the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park . Due to climate change , the elephants are at risk of environmental changes .
Algoa Bay is a bay in the Eastern Cape , South Africa . It is located in the east coast , 425 miles ( 683 kilometres ) east of the Cape of Good Hope . Algoa Bay is bounded in the west by Cape Recife and in the east by Cape Padrone . The bay is up to 436 m ( 1,430 ft ) deep . The harbour city of Port Elizabeth is situated adjacent to the bay , as is the new Coega deep water port facility .
The Western Cape ( Afrikaans : Wes-Kaap ; Xhosa : iNtshona-Koloni ) is a province of South Africa , situated on the south-western coast of the country . It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of 129,449 square kilometres ( 49,981 sq mi ) , and the third most populous , with an estimated 6.6 million inhabitants in 2018 . About two-thirds of these inhabitants live in the metropolitan area of Cape Town , which is also the provincial capital . The Western Cape was created in 1994 from part of the former Cape Province , The two largest cities are Cape Town and George
Lambert 's Bay is a small fishing town in the Western Cape province of South Africa situated 280 kilometres ( 170 mi ) north of Cape Town . It is part of the Cederberg Municipality . The coast town has been proclaimed 'the Diamond of the West Coast ' because of its white beaches , wildlife and lobsters . Although primarily a fishing town it has become a significant tourist attraction on the West Coast due to its moderate all-year climate . The town also hosts the Crayfish Festival . The largest employer in the town is Lamberts Bay Foods , owned by Famous Brands , which produces French fries as well as other potato related products and employs 305 people .
Dassen Island is an uninhabited South African island in the Atlantic Ocean . It is situated about 10 km ( 6 mi ) west of Yzerfontein and 55 km ( 34 mi ) north of Cape Town . The flat and low-lying island measures about 3.1 km ( 1.9 mi ) long northwest-southeast and 1 km ( 0.6 mi ) wide , with an area of 2.73 km2 ( 1.05 sq mi ) . It is a proclaimed nature reserve . In Dutch das , the plural being dassen , is a badger ( Meles meles ) . In Dutch/Afrikaans the word dassie means rock-hyrax or rock-badger and the island is named after the colonies of hyraxes ( Procavia capensis ) encountered there by the discoverers . Named Ilha Branca ( 'white island ' ) by the early Portuguese mariners , it was renamed Elizabeth Eiland by Joris van Spilbergen in 1601 . The form Dasseneiland ( Dutch/Afrikaans ) is preferred for official purposes . The island is underpinned by a fine-grained tourmaline granite , with a few zones of biotite granite . The intrusive rocks ( late Precambrian ) are in part covered by sand . Along much of the shoreline large , rounded boulders protrude from the sand to heights just above the high water mark . Although temporary pans form during the wet season ( winter ) in the interior , there is in general little fresh water on the island .
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 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 . Saldanha Bay 's location makes it a paradise for the watersport enthusiast , and its local economy being strongly dependent on fishing , mussels , seafood processing , the steel industry and the harbour . Furthermore , its sheltered harbour plays an important part in the Sishen-Saldanha iron-ore project ( connected by the Sishen-Saldanha Railway Line ) at which Saldanha Steel takes center stage .
Yzerfontein , or Ysterfontein , is a small harbour town with about 1200 inhabitants on the west coast of South Africa about 90 km north of Cape Town . The name in Dutch means Iron Fountain.The town started out when the farm 'Yzerfontein ' was bought by the Katz-family in the 1930s . Then they started dividing the farm into plots . The main sources of income are tourism ( especially during the wildflower season from August to October ) , mining and fishing .
Duiker Island or Duikereiland ( Afrikaans ) , also known as Seal Island ( not to be confused with the nearby Seal Island ) , is an island off Hout Bay near Cape Town South Africa . It is 77 by 95 metres in size , with an area of about 0.4 hectare . The island is renowned for its marine wildlife such as birds and fur seals . It is visited regularly by tourists and photographers by boat via Mariner 's Wharf in Hout Bay harbour . On 13 October 2012 , a small vessel carrying tourists to Duiker Island capsized . The incident resulted in the deaths of two men while three women survived by finding air pockets beneath the up-turned vessel .
Hout Bay ( Afrikaans : Houtbaai , meaning Wood Bay ) is a suburb of Cape Town , South Africa situated in a valley on the Atlantic seaboard of the Cape Peninsula , twenty kilometres south of the Central Business District of Cape Town . The name Hout Bay can refer to the town , the bay on which it is situated , or the entire valley .
Gansbaai ( Dutch/Afrikaans for bay of geese , sometimes referred to as Gans Bay or Gangs Bay ) is a fishing town and popular tourist destination in the Overberg District Municipality , Western Cape , South Africa . It is known for its dense population of great white sharks and as a whale-watching location . The main tourist attraction in Gansbaai since approximately 1995 has been cage diving with great white sharks . It is said [ who ? ] that after Kruger National Park , the great white sharks attract some of the highest numbers of tourists to South Africa for any single activity .
North West ( Tswana : Bokone Bophirima ; Southern Sotho : Leboya Bophirima ; Northern Sotho : Leboa-Bodikela ) is a province of South Africa . Its capital is Mahikeng . The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng .
The Northern Cape ( Afrikaans : Noord-Kaap ; Tswana : Kapa Bokone ; Xhosa : uMntla-Koloni ) is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa . It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up . Its capital is Kimberley . It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park , part of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park , an international park shared with Botswana . It also includes the Augrabies Falls and the diamond mining regions in Kimberley and Alexander Bay . The Namaqualand region in the west is famous for its Namaqualand daisies . The southern towns of De Aar and Colesberg , in the Great Karoo , are major transport nodes between Johannesburg , Cape Town and Port Elizabeth . In the northeast , Kuruman is known as a mission station and also for its artesian spring , the Eye of Kuruman . The Orange River flows through the province , forming the borders with the Free State in the southeast and with Namibia to the northwest . The river is also used to irrigate the many vineyards in the arid region near Upington . Native speakers of Afrikaans comprise a higher percentage of the population in the Northern Cape than in any other province . The Northern Cape 's four official languages are Afrikaans , Tswana , Xhosa , and English .
Kimberley is the capital and largest city of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa . It is located approximately 110 km east of the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers . The city has considerable historical significance due to its diamond mining past and the siege during the Second Boer War . British businessmen Cecil Rhodes and Barney Barnato made their fortunes in Kimberley , and Rhodes established the De Beers diamond company in the early days of the mining town . On September 2 , 1882 , Kimberley was the first city in the Southern Hemisphere and the second in the world after Philadelphia , Pennsylvania in the United States to integrate electric street lights into its infrastructure . The first Stock Exchange in Africa was built in Kimberley , as early as 1881 .
Kamfers Dam is a privately owned permanent water body of 400 ha , situated to the immediate north of Kimberley , South Africa . The wetland was originally an ephemeral pan , often dry and dependent on rain water . In recent times its water level rose due to the input of constant runoff and treated water from the growing city of Kimberley . The area of water at the dam has become a major breeding site for lesser flamingos since construction of an artificial island . The dam and surrounding 380ha wetland area are designated as a conservation zone in the city 's draft spatial development plan . As of 2008 though , pollution and rezoning of nearby land for the proposed Northgate development became a contentious issue , with conservationists raising alarm .
KwaZulu-Natal ( /kwɑːˌzuːluː nəˈtɑːl/ ; also referred to as KZN and known as the garden province ; Zulu : iKwaZulu-Natali ; Xhosa : KwaZulu-Natal ; Afrikaans : KwaZoeloe-Natal ) is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ( Place of the Zulu in Zulu ) and Natal Province were merged . It is located in the southeast of the country , enjoying a long shoreline beside the Indian Ocean and sharing borders with three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique , Eswatini and Lesotho . Its capital is Pietermaritzburg and its largest city is Durban . It is the second most populous province in South Africa , with slightly fewer residents than Gauteng . During the 1830s and early 1840s , the northern part of what is now KwaZulu-Natal was occupied by the Zulu Kingdom while the southern part was , briefly , the Boer republic of Natalia before becoming , in 1843 , the British Colony of Natal . KwaZulu remained independent until 1879 . KwaZulu-Natal is the birthplace of many notable figures in South Africa 's history , such as Albert Luthuli , the first non-white and the first person from outside Europe and the Americas to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize ( 1960 ) ; Pixley ka Isaka Seme , the founder of the African National Congress ( ANC ) and South Africa 's first black lawyer ; John Langalibalele Dube , the ANC 's founding president ; Harry Gwala , ANC member and anti-apartheid activist ; Mangosuthu Buthelezi , the founder of the Inkatha Freedom Party ( IFP ) ; Anton Lembede , the founding president of the ANC Youth League ; Jacob Zuma , the former President of South Africa ; Bhambatha , a 19th-century Zulu chief who became an anti-apartheid icon ; and Shaka Zulu . Two areas in KwaZulu-Natal have been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites : the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park .
Kosi Bay is a series of four interlinked lakes in the Maputaland area of KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa .
Knysna ( /ˈnaɪznə/ ; probably from a Khoisan word meaning place of wood or roughly fern leaves ) is a town with 85,708 inhabitants as of 2019 in the Western Cape Province of South Africa and is part of the Garden Route . It lies 34 degrees south of the equator , and is 55 kilometres east from the city of George on the N2 highway , and 33 kilometres west of the town of Plettenberg Bay on the same road .
The Prince Edward Islands are two small islands in the sub-antarctic Indian Ocean that are part of South Africa . The islands are named Marion Island ( named after Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne ) and Prince Edward Island ( named after Prince Edward , Duke of Kent and Strathearn ) . The islands in the group have been declared Special Nature Reserves under the South African Environmental Management : Protected Areas Act , No . 57 of 2003 , and activities on the islands are therefore restricted to research and conservation management . Further protection was granted when the area was declared a marine protected area in 2013 . The only human inhabitants of the islands are the staff of a meteorological and biological research station run by the South African National Antarctic Programme on Marion Island .
The construction of Port Grosvenor was initiated by Captain Sidney Turner , who in 1867 , with his father-in-law Walter Compton , had bought 600 acres ( 2.4 km2 ) of undeveloped Crown Land on the Natal South Coast between Umkomaas and the present village of Clansthal . Turner had launched the first salvage attempt of the Grosvenor as reported on 20 May 1880 by the paper Natal Mercury . Turner and a friend , Lieut Beddoes , of the Durban Volunteer Artillery , had set off for Port St Johns in the vessel Adonis , had proceeded to the wreck and commenced blasting the rocks with dynamite . By the beginning of 1885 a local chief Mqikela , who had grown disaffected with the British government and wanted to develop his own harbour , concluded an agreement with Turner , in which Turner was granted 20,000 acres of land , including the coastline on which the Grosvenor had foundered . In return for this Turner was to select a suitable site for a harbour and undertake the necessary construction work . The site chosen for this new venture was at the mouth of the Mkweni River , close to the site of the Grosvenor wreck . Turner named it Port Grosvenor . As port captain and harbourmaster , Turner collected customs dues and managed the harbour and pilotage . Turner was obliged by his financial circumstances to resign himself to this situation as he , by 1884 , had a family of seven children and a wife to support . Despite objections from the Cape Government the port was officially opened . The Cape Government , despite having no jurisdiction in the area , later declared Turner 's concession illegal under tribal law , and he forfeited the land , his home and his position . The family moved to Port St Johns and Port Grosvenor faded into obscurity , the last ship calling there in January 1886 being the coaster SS Somtseu , named for Theophilus Shepstone .
The Prince Edward Islands are two small islands in the sub-antarctic Indian Ocean that are part of South Africa . The islands are named Marion Island ( named after Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne ) and Prince Edward Island ( named after Prince Edward , Duke of Kent and Strathearn ) . The islands in the group have been declared Special Nature Reserves under the South African Environmental Management : Protected Areas Act , No . 57 of 2003 , and activities on the islands are therefore restricted to research and conservation management . Further protection was granted when the area was declared a marine protected area in 2013 . The only human inhabitants of the islands are the staff of a meteorological and biological research station run by the South African National Antarctic Programme on Marion Island .
Robben Island ( Afrikaans : Robbeneiland ) is an island in Table Bay , 6.9 kilometres ( 4.3 mi ) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand , Cape Town , South Africa . It takes its name from the Dutch word for seals ( robben ) , hence the Dutch/Afrikaans name Robbeneiland which translates to Seal ( s ) Island . Robben Island is roughly oval in shape , 3.3 km ( 2.1 mi ) long north-south , and 1.9 km ( 1.2 mi ) wide , with an area of 5.08 km2 ( 1.96 sq mi ) . It is flat and only a few metres above sea level , as a result of an ancient erosion event . It was fortified and used as a prison from the late 17th century to 1996 , after the end of apartheid . Many of its prisoners were political . Political activist Nelson Mandela was imprisoned there for 18 of the 27 years he served behind bars before the fall of apartheid and expansion of the franchise to all residents of the country . He was later awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace and was elected in 1994 as President of South Africa , serving one term . In addition , two other former inmates of Robben Island have been elected as President of South Africa since the late 1990s : Kgalema Motlanthe and Jacob Zuma . Robben Island is a South African National Heritage Site as well as a UNESCO World Heritage Site .
Cape Town ( Afrikaans : Kaapstad ) [ ˈkɑːpstat ] ; Xhosa : iKapa ; Khoi-San : //Hui ! Gaeb ) is the second most populous city in South Africa after Johannesburg and also the legislative capital of South Africa . Colloquially named the Mother City , it is the largest city of the Western Cape province . It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality , The Parliament of South Africa sits in Cape Town . The other two capitals are located in Pretoria ( the executive capital where the Presidency is based ) and Bloemfontein ( the judicial capital where the Supreme Court of Appeal is located ) . The city is known for its harbour , for its natural setting in the Cape Floristic Region , and for landmarks such as Table Mountain and Cape Point . Cape Town is home to 64% of the Western Cape 's population . The city was named the World Design Capital for 2014 by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design . In 2014 , Cape Town was named the best place in the world to visit by both The New York Times and The Daily Telegraph. , Cape Town was one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup . Located on the shore of Table Bay , Cape Town , as the oldest urban area in South Africa , was developed by the United East India Company ( VOC ) as a supply station for Dutch ships sailing to East Africa , India , and the Far East . Jan van Riebeeck 's arrival on 6 April 1652 established VOC Cape Colony , the first permanent European settlement in South Africa . Cape Town outgrew its original purpose as the first European outpost at the Castle of Good Hope , becoming the economic and cultural hub of the Cape Colony . Until the Witwatersrand Gold Rush and the development of Johannesburg , Cape Town was the largest city in South Africa .
Table Bay ( Afrikaans Tafelbaai ) is a natural bay on the Atlantic Ocean overlooked by Cape Town ( founded 1652 by Van Riebeeck ) and is at the northern end of the Cape Peninsula , which stretches south to the Cape of Good Hope . It was named because it is dominated by the flat-topped Table Mountain .
St. Croix Island at 33°47′58″S 25°46′11″E / 33.79944°S 25.76972°E / -33.79944 ; 25.76972 ( St Croix ) is 3.9 km ( 2.4 mi ) from the nearest land and rises to 59 m ( 194 ft ) . The BirdLife fact sheet states the 12 ha ( 30 acres ) island is only 58 m ( 190 ft ) above sea level . It adds that the island is rocky and supports minimal vegetation . The island runs 700 m ( 2,300 ft ) along a northwest , southeast axis and is about 360 m ( 1,180 ft ) wide at its broadest - along the west coast . Its highest point is halfway along the north coast . Bartholomeu Dias planted a padrão and celebrated Mass on the island in March 1488 . With 22,000 African penguins breeding on the island it is the largest breeding colony of this penguin species on the planet . Boat trips out of Port Elizabeth can take guests to see these birds . Brenton Island ( 33°49′3″S 25°45′54″E / 33.81750°S 25.76500°E / -33.81750 ; 25.76500 ( Brenton Island ) ) is equally sparsely vegetated and is less than 20 m ( 66 ft ) in elevation , and is roughly 250 m × 200 m ( 820 ft × 660 ft ) in size with a northwest-southeast orientation . It is 5.75 km ( 3.57 mi ) to sea from the nearest point on the mainland and 1.75 km ( 1.09 mi ) south of St. Croix . Named after Naval Commissioner Sir Jahleel Brenton Jahleel , at less than 10 m ( 33 ft ) in height , is just over 1 km ( 0.62 mi ) from the closest beach and less than that from the Port of Ngquras 2.6 km ( 1.6 mi ) long eastern breakwater . Jahleel is about the same size as Brenton and has a north-south axis .