List of islands of South Africa

This is an attempt to list all islands of South Africa, regardless of whether they are located in oceans, rivers, lakes, or reservoirs.

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

List of Islands of South Africa

NameProvince and locationArea in HaCoordinatesDescription Bird Island Group (3)Eastern Cape near Port Elizabeth now part of the Addo Elephant National Park 1. Bird IslandEastern Cape near Port Elizabeth now part of the Addo Elephant National Park 2. Stag IslandEastern Cape near Port Elizabeth now part of the Addo Elephant National Park 3. Seal IslandEastern Cape near Port Elizabeth now part of the Addo Elephant National Park Bird Island, Lamberts BayWestern Cape at Lamberts BayBreakwater walkway to main land Dassen Island Western Cape South of Saldanha Bay west of Yzerfontein Duiker Island Western Cape near Hout Bay Dyer IslandWestern Cape near Gans Bay Hartbeespoort Dam IslandsNorth West Kamfers Dam Artificial IslandNorthern Cape North of Kimberleylocated in the Kamfers Dam. Kosi Bay IslandsKwaZulu-Natal in Kosi Bay Leisure IslandWestern Cape, Knysna Thesens IslandWestern Cape, Knysna Marion Island Western Cape More than 1750 km southeast of Port Elizabeth Msikaba IslandEastern Cape north of Port Grosvenor Prince Edward IslandWestern Cape More than 1750 km southeast of Port Elizabeth Robben IslandWestern Cape near Cape Town in Table BayThe island where Nelson Mandela and others were imprisoned Saint Croix Island Group (3)Eastern Cape near Port Elizabeth now part of the Addo Elephant National Park 1. Saint Croix IslandEastern Cape near Port Elizabeth now part of the Addo Elephant National Park 2. Brenton IslandEastern Cape near Port Elizabeth now part of the Addo Elephant National Park 3. Jahleel IslandEastern Cape near Port Elizabeth now part of the Addo Elephant National Park Saint Lucia Lake IslandKwaZulu-Natal near St Lucia on Lake St. LuciaSchaapeneilandSaldanha Bay near Langebaan Seal Island near Simon's Town in False BayOccupied by Cape fur seals. Seal Island (Mossel Bay)near Mossel Bay Vaal Dam IslandJust inside the Gauteng border Vaaldegrace Island Group - Vaal River (3)Free State at Parys 1. Vaaldegrace Island 1Free State at Parys 2. Vaaldegrace Island 2Free State at Parys 3. Vaaldegrace Island 3Free State at Parys Vondeling IslandWestern Cape near Saldanha Bay

List of Islands in reservoires (or Dams) (and islands in Estuaries) Most of these Islands are Unnamed

NameProvince and locationArea in HaCoördinatesdescription Klipplaat DamMpumalanga between Kriel and Witbank Unnamed Island Vaal Barrageborder Gauteng and Free State, between Vaal Dam and the Barrage 4 Unnamed Islands Vaal DamFree State main section of the Dam has Groot Island groot eiland Vaal DamMpumalanga Vaal River section of the Dam has 4 Islands coordinates of largest given Vaal DamFree State Wilge River section of the Dam has 2 Islands coordinates of largest given Kosi EstuaryKwaZulu-Natal at Kosi Bay, has 2 Islands coordinates of largest given Bloemhof DamFree State has 15 Islands in the Vaal River section of the Dam coordinates of largest given Bloemhof DamFree State has 4 Islands in the Vet River section of the Dam coordinates of largest given Ntshingwayo Chelsford DamKwaZulu-Natal south of Newcastle has 1 Island Allemanskraal DamFree State has 5 Islands coordinates of largest given Driel BarrageKwaZulu-Natal near Bergville has 2 Islands coordinates of largest given Kalkfontein DamFree State near Koffiefontein has 2 Islands coordinates of largest given Dudley Pringle DamKwaZulu-Natal near Tongaat has 2 Islands coordinates of largest given Hazelmere DamEastern Cape near Hazelmere, has 2 Islands coordinates of largest given Vanderkloof DamFree State has 10 Islands coordinates of largest given Gariep DamFree State has about 25 Islands coordinates of largest given Grassridge DamEastern Cape has 1 Island

See also Estuaries in South Africa List of rivers of South Africa List of lakes in South Africa List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa Lagoons of South Africa List of Bays of South Africa

References Department of Water Affairs data supplied as Google Earth files by the Resource Quality Services.