Three Anchor Bay
Suburb of Cape Town in Western Cape, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Three Anchor Bay is a suburb of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
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Three Anchor Bay
Drieankerbaai | |
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Suburb of Cape Town | |
Coordinates: 33°54′30″S 18°23′45″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
Municipality | City of Cape Town |
Main Place | Cape Town |
Area | |
• Total | 0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,225 |
• Density | 7,700/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 14.9% |
• Coloured | 8.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 3.5% |
• White | 67.8% |
• Other | 5.0% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 67.9% |
• Afrikaans | 16.4% |
• Xhosa | 4.3% |
• Zulu | 1.0% |
• Other | 10.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 8005 |
Area code | 021 |
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Small anchorage in Table Bay. The name, first encountered in 1661, possibly refers to anchors securing chains stretched as defence across the bay. The form Drieankerbaai is preferred for official purposes.[2]
Afrikaans language author and poet Ingrid Jonker drowned herself at the nearby beach on July 19, 1965.[3]
The National Sea Rescue Institute is headquartered there.