Gansbaai

thumb|280px|Great white shark cage diving Gansbaai (Dutch/Afrikaans for "bay of geese," sometimes referred to as Gans Bay) is a fishing town and tourist destination in the Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa. It is known for its dense population of great white sharks and as a whale watching location.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Gansbaai is referenced by 128 other articles, and connects out to White South Africans, South Africa and World War II.

The entry is geolocated on the map in ZA, across 3 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Populated places in the Overstrand Local Municipality and Use South African English from January 2026.

Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Gansbaai
Settlement.image_skyline: Danger Point lighthouse, Gansbaai.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Danger Point lighthouse near Gansbaai
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Western Cape#South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Western Cape
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Overberg
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Overstrand
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.leader_title: Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2: 12.44
Settlement.population_total: 11598
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Country: South Africa
Located in: Western Cape
Image: Danger Point lighthouse, Gansbaai.jpg
Dialing code: 028

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Commons category: Gansbaai
inception: 1881-01-01
postal code: 7220

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Dyer Island, Geyser Rock and Shark Alley
Government
Demographics
Education
See also
References
External links

The main tourist attraction in Gansbaai since approximately 1995 has been cage diving with great white sharks. It is said that after Kruger National Park, the great white sharks attract some of the highest numbers of tourists to South Africa for any single activity.

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