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Duiker Island or Duikereiland (Afrikaans), also known as Seal Island (not to be confused with the nearby Seal Island), is an island off Hout Bay near Cape Town South Africa. It is 77 by 95 metres in size, with an area of about 0.4 hectare.

Duiker Island
Fur seals on Duiker Island
Geography
Coordinateschart 34°03′31″S 18°19′37″E
Area0.4 ha (0.99 acres)
Length77 m (253 ft)
Width95 m (312 ft)
Administration
 South Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
MunicipalityCity of Cape Town

The island is renowned for its marine wildlife, including the Cape fur seals and marine bird species such as the common cormorants and kelp gulls. It is visited regularly by tourists and photographers by boat via Mariner's Wharf in Hout Bay harbour.

On 13 October 2012, a small vessel carrying tourists to Duiker Island capsized. The incident resulted in the deaths of two men while three women survived by finding air pockets beneath the up-turned vessel. [1][2]


References


  1. 3 Women Survive in Air Pockets Under Capsized Boat by Bazi Kanani (ABC News, 15 October 2012)
  2. Cape Town boat capsizes: Peter Hyett dies in Hout Bay (BBC News, 15 October 2012)

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[de] Duiker Island

Duiker Island oder auf Afrikaans Duikereiland (Wortbedeutung Taucherinsel), mit der Namensvariante Seal Island (Wortbedeutung Robbeninsel), ist eine kleine felsige Insel westlich der Hout Bay bei Kapstadt, Südafrika. Sie liegt nahe dem Ort Hout Bay innerhalb der Metropolgemeinde Kapstadt. Die Insel misst 95 mal 77 Meter, oder 0,4 Hektar in der Fläche, und ist für seine Fauna (Vögel und Seebären) bekannt, und wird deshalb häufig von Touristen und Fotografen mit Booten via Mariner’s Wharf im Hafen Hout Bay besucht.
- [en] Duiker Island

[es] Isla Duiker

La Isla Duiker (en Afrikáans: Duikereiland[2]; en inglés: Duiker Island ) es una isla de Sudáfrica en el Océano Atlántico. Posee una superficie de 0,4 hectáreas (0,99 acres) administrativamente hace parte de la Provincia Occidental del Cabo en la Bahía de Hout (Hout Bay), cerca de Ciudad del Cabo. Mide 77 metros por 95 metros. La isla es famosa por su fauna marina, básicamente por las aves y lobos finos, esta es visitada regularmente por turistas y fotógrafos en barco a través del Muelle de los Marineros (Mariner's Wharf) en la Bahía de Hout.

[it] Duiker Island

Duiker Island (o Duikereiland in afrikaans), conosciuta anche come Seal Island (da non confondere con la vicina Seal Island), è un'isola al largo di Hout Bay vicino a Città del Capo in Sud Africa. Ha una dimensione di 77 metri per 95, con una superficie di circa 0,4 ettari.


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