Western Cape, South Africa · Africa
15,957
Population
Africa
Continent
Johannesburg
Timezone
ZA
Country Code
Gansbaai (Dutch/Afrikaans for "bay of geese," sometimes referred to as Gans Bay) is a fishing town and tourist destination in the Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa. It is known for its dense population of great white sharks and as a whale watching location. The main tourist attraction in Gansbaai since approximately 1995 has been cage diving with great white sharks. It is said that after Kruger National Park, the great white sharks attract some of the highest numbers of...
Coordinates
-34.5830°, 19.3505°
Region/State
Western Cape
District
Overberg District Municipality
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Country
South Africa
Region
Western Cape
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