Alexander Bay
in Namakwa District Municipality of Northern Cape, South Africa
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Oranjemund Airport (2 mi) -
Alexander Bay Airport (3 mi) - Kleinsee Airport (84 mi)
- Springbok Airport (116 mi)
- Koingnaas Airport (120 mi)
- Aggeneys Airport (149 mi)
- Luderitz Airport (152 mi)
- Keetmanshoop Airport (173 mi)
- Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape (Unesco heritage, 94 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -28.596 and 16.485 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -28° 35' 45" and E 16° 29' 7"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rand - ZAR
- Spoken languages:
- Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, South Ndebele
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:11 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:49 am and 7:32 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 21.978 and -160.059 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ki'i - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to South Africa.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning South Africa. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Alexander Bay
Alexander Bay in Namakwa District Municipality (Northern Cape) is a city in South Africa about 745 mi (or 1,200 km) west of Pretoria, the country's capital.
Local time in Alexander Bay is now 12:11 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Alexander Bay. The closest is airport we know is Oranjemund Airport in Namibia in a distance of 2 mi (or 4 km). The closest airport in South Africa is Alexander Bay Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 4 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape in a distance of 94 mi (or 151 km), North-East.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Port Nolloth, Springbok, Garies, Keetmanshoop and Pofadder. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F
| Morning Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Night Temperature | 15°C / 60 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 54% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
21°C (70 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
21°C (70 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Few clouds, strong breeze.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
21°C (71 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Sky is clear, high wind, near gale, clear sky.
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Oranjemund beach
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Orange River
The Orange River, Gariep River, Groote River or Senqu River is the longest river in South Africa. It rises in the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho, flowing westwards through South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean. The river forms part of the international borders between South Africa and Namibia and between South Africa and Lesotho, as well as several provincial borders within South Africa. Except for Upington, Kimberly, and Aggeneys, it does not pass through any major cities.
Oranjemund Airport
Oranjemund Airport is an airport serving Oranjemund, a town in the Karas Region of Namibia. The town and airport are located near the northern bank of the Orange River, which is the border between Namibia and South Africa.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Alexander Bay.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Alexanderbaai, Alexander Bay, ALJ, Александер-Бей
