page_title: Elands Bay
hierarchical_section_title: Elands Bay
caption_attribution_description: Elandsbaai - Baboon Point (South Africa)
context_page_description: Elands Bay is a town in South Africa, situated in the Western Cape Province, on the Atlantic Ocean, at 32°18′S 18°19′E. The town is located about 220 kilometres north from Cape Town. It is a world class surfing location and is also noted for its caves, which have a number of rock paintings.
  In 2009, Heritage Western Cape declared the Elands Bay Cave and most of Baboon Point, on which it is located, as a provincial heritage site. Eland's Bay along with much of this coastline is an "important" bird habitat. The local wetland, Verlorenvlei, is a Ramsar wetland.
context_section_description: Elands Bay is a town in South Africa, situated in the Western Cape Province, on the Atlantic Ocean, at 32°18′S 18°19′E. The town is located about 220 kilometres (two and a half hours drive) north from Cape Town. It is a world class surfing location and is also noted for its caves, which have a number of rock paintings. 
  In 2009, Heritage Western Cape declared the Elands Bay Cave and most of Baboon Point (Cape Deseada), on which it is located, as a provincial heritage site. Eland's Bay along with much of this coastline is an "important" bird habitat.  The local wetland, Verlorenvlei, is a Ramsar wetland.
caption: Baboon Point, Elands Bay
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