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False Bay

bay of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to Cape Town, South Africa; so called because sailors confused Cape Point and Cape Hangklip.

False Bay — bay in South Africa
Photograph: Pbsouthwood, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Position and facts

Position34° 13.000′ S 18° 38.000′ E
Decimal-34.21667, 18.63333
TypeBay — anchorages
CountrySouth Africa
Documented in24 Wikipedia language editions
Read moreWikipedia · Wikidata Q1394912

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