Bird Island (Algoa Bay)

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Bird Island
Lighthouse on Bird Island
Waters	Indian Ocean
Archipelago	Bird Island Archipelago, Algoa Bay
Geographical location	33 ° 50 ′  S , 26 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 33 ° 50 ′  S , 26 ° 17 ′  E

Bird Island is an island in Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa . It is named for the Bird Island archipelago , which also includes the much smaller islands Seal Island and Stag Island . A lighthouse built in 1898 is located on the 19 hectare island. In 1755 the survivors of the Doddington stranded here . As depicted in Mark Minnie and Chris Steyn's book The Lost Boys of Bird Island , the island was a pedophile base in the 1980s .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ United States Hydrographic Office: Sailing Directions for the Southeast Coast of Africa: Cape of Good Hope to Ras Hafun. United States. Hydrographic Office, US Government Printing Office, 1975. googlebooks Retrieved July 18, 2020
2. ↑ Bird Island at GeoNames , geonames.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
3. ↑ bbc.com/news Retrieved July 18, 2020.