Table Bay
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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
António de Saldanha
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António de Saldanha was a Castilian-Portuguese 16th-century captain. He was the first European to set anchor in what is now called Table Bay, South Africa, and made the first recorded ascent of Table
Cape Town: Table Bay (left), Cape Point peninsula (right) and False Bay (behind)