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Jeffreys Bay

Eastern Capetown

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Jeffreys Bay

Total population

27,107

Coordinates-34.05°, 24.92°

Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Overview

Jeffreys Bay is a town of 27,107 inhabitants as of the 2011 census in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Kouga municipality and is famous amongst surfers as a surf capital due to the right-hand point break at Supertubes Beach. The town is situated just off the N2 Highway, about 75 kilometres southwest of Port Elizabeth.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-34.0511
Longitude
24.9222
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
131,194
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Cape Wagtail
    Motacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    2,711
  • Cape Weaver
    Ploceus capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2,181
  • Southern Fiscal
    Lanius collaris Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    1,824
  • Hadada Ibis
    Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    1,696
  • Kelp Gull
    Larus dominicanus M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves
    1,651
  • Sacred Ibis
    Threskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    1,606
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,590
  • Egyptian Goose
    Alopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,530

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)