Table Bay

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bay natural harbor

Table Bay is a natural bay on the Atlantic coast of South Africa, famed as the historic anchorage and harbor area of Cape Town beneath Table Mountain.

Aliases (2)

Port of Cape Town ×1
Table Bay Harbour ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bay → natural harbor →
adjacentToCity	Cape Town →
associatedWith	Cape of Good Hope sea route →
climateInfluence	cold Benguela Current →
country	South Africa →
economicActivity	commercial shipping → fishing → tourism →
governedBy	City of Cape Town →
hasCoastlineType	sandy beaches → urban coastline →
hasFeature	Table Bay Harbour →
hasHazard	rough seas → shipwrecks → strong winter storms →
hasIsland	Dassen Island → Robben Island →
hasPort	Port of Cape Town →
hasWaterType	saltwater →
historicalRole	primary maritime gateway to Cape Town → stopover on trade routes between Europe and Asia →
knownFor	historic anchorage of Cape Town → natural harbor conditions →
linkedTo	Cape Town harbour development → Dutch colonial maritime history in South Africa →
locatedIn	Atlantic Ocean →
locatedInHemisphere	Eastern Hemisphere → Southern Hemisphere →
locatedInRegion	Western Cape →
locatedOn	Atlantic coast of South Africa →
locatedOnCoastOf	South Africa →
near	Bloubergstrand → Cape Flats → Milnerton → Robben Island Museum →
overlookedBy	Table Mountain →
partOf	Cape Town metropolitan area coastline → South Atlantic Ocean →
recreationalUse	kitesurfing → sailing → windsurfing →
shippingFunction	bunkering area for vessels → container shipping hub via Port of Cape Town →
usedAs	anchorage → harbor →
viewOf	Cape Town skyline → Table Mountain →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cape Town metropolitan area coastline → Table Mountain →	hasViewOf
Table Bay ("Table Bay Harbour") →	hasFeature
Cape Colony →	hasMajorPort
Table Bay ("Port of Cape Town") →	hasPort
Robben Island →	locatedIn
Cape Town →	locatedOn
Milnerton →	locatedOnBodyOfWater