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.

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List of ports and harbours in South Africa

Port/Harbour name	Province	Town name	Coördinates	Remarks
East London Harbour	Eastern Cape	East London	33°1′S 27°54′E / 33.017°S 27.900°E
Gans Bay Harbour	Western Cape	Gans Bay	34°35′S 19°20′E / 34.583°S 19.333°E
Gordon's Bay Harbour	Western Cape	Gordon's Bay	34°9′S 18°51′E / 34.150°S 18.850°E
Gordon's Bay Island Harbour	Western Cape	Gordon's Bay	34°9′S 18°51′E / 34.150°S 18.850°E
Hermanus Harbour	Western Cape	Hermanus	34°26′S 19°13′E / 34.433°S 19.217°E
Hout Bay Harbour	Western Cape	Hout Bay	34°3′S 18°20′E / 34.050°S 18.333°E
Kalk Bay Harbour	Western Cape	Kalk Bay	34°7′S 18°27′E / 34.117°S 18.450°E
Knysna Harbour	Western Cape	Knysna	34°2′S 23°2′E / 34.033°S 23.033°E
Koeberg Nuclear Power Station Harbour	Western Cape	Koeberg	33°40′S 18°25′E / 33.667°S 18.417°E
Lamberts Bay Harbour	Western Cape	Lamberts Bay	32°5′S 18°18′E / 32.083°S 18.300°E
Mossel Bay Harbour	Western Cape	Mossel Bay	34°10′S 22°8′E / 34.167°S 22.133°E
Mouille Point Marina	Western Cape	Mouille Point	33°53′S 18°24′E / 33.883°S 18.400°E
Port Alfred Marina	Eastern Cape	Port Alfred	33°35′S 26°53′E / 33.583°S 26.883°E
Port Elizabeth Harbour	Eastern Cape	Port Elizabeth	33°57′S 25°38′E / 33.950°S 25.633°E
Port Nolloth	Northern Cape	Port Nolloth	29°15′S 16°51′E / 29.250°S 16.850°E
Port of Cape Town	Western Cape	Cape Town	33°54′S 18°26′E / 33.900°S 18.433°E
Port of Durban	KwaZulu-Natal	Durban	29°52′S 31°2′E / 29.867°S 31.033°E
Port of Ngqura	Eastern Cape	Port Elizabeth	33°48′S 25°41′E / 33.800°S 25.683°E
Richards Bay Harbour	KwaZulu-Natal	Richards Bay	28°48′S 32°5′E / 28.800°S 32.083°E
Robben Island Harbour	Western Cape	Robben Island	33°47′51″S 18°22′37″E / 33.79750°S 18.37694°E
Saldanha Bay Harbour	Western Cape	Saldanha Bay	33°1′S 17°57′E / 33.017°S 17.950°E
Simon's Town Harbour	Western Cape	Simon's Town	34°11′S 18°26′E / 34.183°S 18.433°E	Marine Base
Struis Bay Harbour	Western Cape	Struis Bay near Cape Aghulas	34°47′S 20°3′E / 34.783°S 20.050°E