Robben Island is an island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometres west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, north of Cape Town, South Africa. It takes its name from the archaic Dutch word for seals, hence the Dutch/
Robben Island viewed from above
Robben Island as viewed from Table Mountain towards Saldanha Bay
View of Table Bay from Robben Island coast
Table Bay is a natural bay on the Atlantic Ocean at the northern end of the Cape Peninsula, which stretches south to the Cape of Good Hope. Overlooked by Cape Town, the bay is dominated by the flat-to
An aerial view of Table Bay from Bloubergstrand, to the north of Cape Town. Table Mountain is visible in the distance on the far side of the bay.
Table Bay, the harbour and the City Bowl from the summit of Table Mountain in 2022.
Dutch ships off Table Bay in 1763
Looking over sailing ships in Table Bay in 1727 with Table Mountain in the background