Ports and harbours in South Africa 

Ports and harbours in South Africa, A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbours where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land. Port locations are selected to optimize access to land and navigable water, for commercial demand, and for shelter from wind and waves. Ports with deeper water are rarer, but can handle larger, more economical ships. Since ports throughout history handled every kind of traffic, support and storage facilities vary widely, may extend for miles, and dominate the local economy. Some ports have an important, perhaps exclusively military role. Some are just marinas.

This is a list of ports and harbours of South Africa. This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

List of ports and harbours in South Africa

Port/Harbour name

 Province Town name Coördinates Remarks
East London HarbourEastern CapeEast London33°1′S 27°54′E
Gans Bay HarbourWestern CapeGans Bay34°35′S 19°20′E
Gordon's Bay HarbourWestern CapeGordon's Bay34°9′S 18°51′E
Gordon's Bay Island HarbourWestern CapeGordon's Bay34°9′S 18°51′E
Hermanus HarbourWestern CapeHermanus34°26′S 19°13′E
Hout Bay HarbourWestern CapeHout Bay34°3′S 18°20′E
Kalk Bay HarbourWestern CapeKalk Bay34°7′S 18°27′E
Knysna HarbourWestern CapeKnysna34°2′S 23°2′E
Koeberg Nuclear Power Station HarbourWestern CapeKoeberg33°40′S 18°25′E
Lamberts Bay HarbourWestern CapeLamberts Bay32°5′S 18°18′E
Mossel Bay HarbourWestern CapeMossel Bay34°10′S 22°8′E
Mouille Point MarinaWestern CapeMouille Point33°53′S 18°24′E
Port Alfred MarinaEastern CapePort Alfred33°35′S 26°53′E
Port Elizabeth HarbourEastern CapePort Elizabeth33°57′S 25°38′E
Port NollothNorthern CapePort Nolloth29°15′S 16°51′E
Port of Cape TownWestern CapeCape Town33°54′S 18°26′E
Port of DurbanKwaZulu-NatalDurban29°52′S 31°2′E
Port of NgquraEastern CapePort Elizabeth33°48′S 25°41′E
Richards Bay HarbourKwaZulu-NatalRichards Bay28°48′S 32°5′E
Robben Island HarbourWestern CapeRobben Island33°47′51″S 18°22′37″E
Saldanha Bay HarbourWestern CapeSaldanha Bay33°1′S 17°57′E
Simon's Town HarbourWestern CapeSimon's Town34°11′S 18°26′EMarine Base
Struis Bay HarbourWestern CapeStruis Bay near Cape Aghulas34°47′S 20°3′E
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