Buffelsbaai

Buffelsbaai

Buffelsbaai

Place in Western Cape, South Africa

Buffelsbaai (also Buffels Bay and Buffalo Bay) is a small seaside village 20 kilometres [2] from Knysna in the Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The village is named after Buffelsbaai which stretches east of the village. It is a popular vacation destination with a small waterfront with stores.

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The cargo ship Kiani Satu, travelling from Hong Kong to Ghana with a shipment of rice, ran aground and sank off the coast of the town in August 2013. Leaked oil from the vessel threatened the nearby Goukamma Nature Reserve; 217 birds were cleaned by SANCCOB after the spill.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Main Place Buffelsbaai". Census 2011.
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    "Google Maps".
  3. [3]
    "Kiani Satu sinks off Knysna". News24. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Kiani Satu afloat after stalling". eNCA. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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