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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Britannia Bay

Britannia Bay is a small town in the West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa, approximately 141 kilometres (88 mi) from Cape Town.

The village takes its name from a British East Indiaman ship which was badly damaged by a reef in the bay. Rediscovered in January 1998, the wreck of the Britannia has been placed under the supervision of the Council for National Monuments.

In June 2020, a well-preserved giant squid washed up on a nearby beach.

References

  1. ^ "Sub Place Britannia Bay". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Stunningly intact giant squid washes ashore in South Africa - Live Science". www.livescience.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18.