Image: South African Tourism from South Africa · CC BY 2.0

Island in Table Bay, South Africa

Robben Island is an island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, north of Cape Town, South Africa. It takes its name from the archaic Dutch word for seals (robben), hence the Dutch/Afrikaans name Robbeneiland, which translates to Seal(s) Island.

-33.8050, 18.3700 · Open in map · Wikipedia