Boulders Beach
Boulders is a popular beach near Simon's Town, Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. There are larger and more scenic beaches around, as Boulders, which gets its name from the large boulders surrounding it, is fairly small, although it is often sheltered from the prevailing winds.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Photo: Christoph Michels, CC BY 2.5.
Notable Places in the Area
Roman Rock Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Chris Hills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roman Rock Lighthouse is a lighthouse in False Bay, near Simon's Town.
Naval Base Simon's Town
Naval base
Photo: Gbawden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Naval Base Simon's Town is the South African Navy's largest naval base, situated at Simon's Town, near Cape Town.
Simon's Town Museum
Museum
Photo: Oupoot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Established in 1977, Simon's Town Museum is a community museum situated in Simon's Town, a coastal town in the Western Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa.
Localities in the Area
Simon's Town
Photo: Darren Glanville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Simon's Town is located at the east side of the Cape Peninsula near Cape Town, South Africa and is home to the South African Navy.
Glencairn
Suburb
Photo: Derek Keats, CC BY 2.0.
Glencairn is a small seaside village located on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. Glencairn is situated 5 km northwest of Boulders Beach.
Miller Point
Suburb
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0.
Miller's Point is a headland and stretch of protected coastline in South Africa. Miller Point is situated 4 km southeast of Boulders Beach.
Boulders Beach
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Cape Town, South Africa
- Category: landform
- Location: False Bay, Cape Peninsula, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.1981° or 34° 11' 53" southLongitude
18.4522° or 18° 27' 8" eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open Location Code
4FQWRF22+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 46188677OpenStreetMap Feature
natural=beachGeoNames ID
7729825Wikidata ID
Q895056Boulders Beach Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Afrikaans: Boulders
- Afrikaans: Boulders Strand
- Cebuano: Boulders Beach
- Chinese: 博尔德斯海滩
- Chinese: 礫灘 (南非)
- Dutch: Boulders Beach
- Egyptian Arabic: شط بولدرز
- Esperanto: Rokostrando
- French: Boulders Bay
- French: Boulders Beach
- German: Boulder's Beach
- German: Boulders Beach
- Japanese: ボルダーズ・ビーチ
- Japanese: ボルダー・ビーチ
- Portuguese: Boulders Beach
- Portuguese: Boulders beach
- Spanish: Playa de Boulders
- Turkish: Boulders Plajı
Other Places Named Boulders Beach
Localities in the Area
- The BouldersSuburb
- SeaforthSuburb
- Windmill BeachLocality
- Froggy PondSuburb
- Murdoch ValleySuburb
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Boulders Beach. Photo: Christoph Michels, CC BY 2.5.