Name |
Province and location |
Area in Ha |
Coördinates |
description |
Bird Island Group (3) | Eastern Cape near Port Elizabeth | | | now part of the Addo Elephant National Park |
1. Bird Island | Eastern Cape near Port Elizabeth | 19 hectares (47 acres) | 33°50′S 26°17′E / 33.833°S 26.283°E / -33.833; 26.283 | now part of the Addo Elephant National Park |
2. Stag Island | Eastern Cape near Port Elizabeth | 0.1 hectares (0.25 acres) | 33°49′S 26°16′E / 33.817°S 26.267°E / -33.817; 26.267 | now part of the Addo Elephant National Park |
3. Seal Island | Eastern Cape near Port Elizabeth | 0.6 hectares (1.5 acres) | 33°50′S 26°16′E / 33.833°S 26.267°E / -33.833; 26.267 | now part of the Addo Elephant National Park |
Bird Island, Lamberts Bay | Western Cape at Lamberts Bay | 8 hectares (20 acres) | 32°5′21″S 18°18′4″E / 32.08917°S 18.30111°E / -32.08917; 18.30111 | Breakwater walkway to main land |
Dassen Island | Western Cape South of Saldanha Bay west of Yzerfontein | 273 hectares (670 acres) | 33°25′S 18°5′E / 33.417°S 18.083°E / -33.417; 18.083 | |
Duiker Island | Western Cape near Hout Bay | 0.4 hectares (0.99 acres) | 34°3′S 18°19′E / 34.050°S 18.317°E / -34.050; 18.317 | |
Dyer Island (Ilha da Fera = Island of wild creatures) | Western Cape near Gans Bay | 30 hectares (74 acres) | 34°40′S 19°25′E / 34.667°S 19.417°E / -34.667; 19.417 | |
Hartbeespoort Dam Islands | North West | 1 hectare (2.5 acres) | 25°45′S 27°53′E / 25.750°S 27.883°E / -25.750; 27.883 | |
Kamfers Dam Artificial Island | Northern Cape North of Kimberley | 0.3 hectares (0.74 acres) | 28°40′S 24°45′E / 28.667°S 24.750°E / -28.667; 24.750 | located in the Kamfers Dam. |
Kosi Bay Islands | KwaZulu-Natal in Kosi Bay | 18 hectares (44 acres) | 26°54′S 32°51′E / 26.900°S 32.850°E / -26.900; 32.850 | |
Leisure Island | Western Cape, Knysna | 49 hectares (120 acres) | 34°3′S 23°3′E / 34.050°S 23.050°E / -34.050; 23.050 | |
Thesens Island | Western Cape, Knysna | 70 hectares (170 acres) | 34°2′S 23°3′E / 34.033°S 23.050°E / -34.033; 23.050 | |
Marion Island | Western Cape More than 1750 km southeast of Port Elizabeth | 29,000 hectares (72,000 acres) | 46°52′S 37°43′E / 46.867°S 37.717°E / -46.867; 37.717 | |
Msikaba Island | Eastern Cape north of Port Grosvenor | | 31°19′S 29°58′E / 31.317°S 29.967°E / -31.317; 29.967 | |
Prince Edward Island | Western Cape More than 1750 km southeast of Port Elizabeth | 4,500 hectares (11,000 acres) | 46°37′S 37°55′E / 46.617°S 37.917°E / -46.617; 37.917 | |
Robben Island | Western Cape near Cape Town in Table Bay | 507 hectares (1,250 acres) | 33°48′S 18°22′E / 33.800°S 18.367°E / -33.800; 18.367 | The island where Nelson Mandela and others were imprisoned |
Saint Croix Island Group (3) | Eastern Cape near Port Elizabeth | | | now part of the Addo Elephant National Park |
1. Saint Croix Island | Eastern Cape near Port Elizabeth | 12 hectares (30 acres) | 33°47′S 25°46′E / 33.783°S 25.767°E / -33.783; 25.767 | now part of the Addo Elephant National Park |
2. Brenton Island | Eastern Cape near Port Elizabeth | 5 hectares (12 acres) | 33°49′S 25°45′E / 33.817°S 25.750°E / -33.817; 25.750 | now part of the Addo Elephant National Park |
3. Jahleel Island | Eastern Cape near Port Elizabeth | 5 hectares (12 acres) | 33°48′S 25°42′E / 33.800°S 25.700°E / -33.800; 25.700 | now part of the Addo Elephant National Park |
Saint Lucia Lake Island | KwaZulu-Natal near St Lucia | 197 hectares (490 acres) | 27°57′S 32°29′E / 27.950°S 32.483°E / -27.950; 32.483 | |
Seal Island | near Simon's Town in False Bay | 4 hectares (9.9 acres) | 34°8′S 18°34′E / 34.133°S 18.567°E / -34.133; 18.567 | Occupied by Cape fur seals. |
Seal Island (Mossel Bay) | near Mossel Bay | | 34°9′S 22°7′E / 34.150°S 22.117°E / -34.150; 22.117 | |
Vaal Dam Island | Just inside the Gauteng border | 110 hectares (270 acres) | 26°52′S 28°10′E / 26.867°S 28.167°E / -26.867; 28.167 | |
Vaaldegrace Island Group - Vaal River (3) | Free State at Parys | 110 hectares (270 acres) | | |
1. Vaaldegrace Island 1 | Free State at Parys | | 26°55′S 27°25′E / 26.917°S 27.417°E / -26.917; 27.417 | |
2. Vaaldegrace Island 2 | Free State at Parys | | 26°53′S 27°28′E / 26.883°S 27.467°E / -26.883; 27.467 | |
3. Vaaldegrace Island 3 | Free State at Parys | | 26°53′S 27°26′E / 26.883°S 27.433°E / -26.883; 27.433 | |
Vondeling Island | Western Cape near Saldanha Bay | 10 hectares (25 acres) | 33°9′S 17°59′E / 33.150°S 17.983°E / -33.150; 17.983 | |