Three Anchor Bay
Drieankerbaai | |
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Suburb of Cape Town | |
 Dutch Reformed Church in Three Anchor Bay | |
  Three Anchor Bay  Three Anchor Bay | |
| Coordinates: 33°54′30″S 18°23′45″E / 33.90833°S 18.39583°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Main Place | Cape Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,225 |
| • Density | 7,700/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 14.9% |
| • Coloured | 8.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.5% |
| • White | 67.8% |
| • Other | 5.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 67.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 16.4% |
| • Xhosa | 4.3% |
| • Zulu | 1.0% |
| • Other | 10.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 8005 |
| Area code | 021 |
Three Anchor Bay is a suburb of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Small anchorage in Table Bay. The name, first encountered in 1661, possibly refers to anchors securing chains stretched as defence across the bay. The form Drieankerbaai is preferred for official purposes.[2]
Afrikaans language author and poet Ingrid Jonker drowned herself at the nearby beach on July 19, 1965.[3]
The National Sea Rescue Institute is headquartered there.
