Algoa Bay

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AlgoaBay, in the foreground Port Elizabeth
17th century map of Algoa Bay
British settlers land in the bay in 1820. Painting by Thomas Baines , 1853

The Algoa Bay is a bay in the province of Eastern Cape , South Africa . It is located about 683 km east of the Cape of Good Hope . The largest city on the bay is Port Elizabeth .

There are two groups of islands in the bay.

The St. Croix archipelago includes:

The Bird Island archipelago includes:

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Coordinates: 33 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  S , 25 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  E