Which bay in South Africa is the site of Cape Town's harbor?

The bay in South Africa that is the site of Cape Town’s harbor is Table Bay.

Table Bay lies on the Atlantic Ocean at the northern end of the Cape Peninsula and is overlooked by Table Mountain, which gives the bay its name. Cape Town grew along its eastern shore, making the bay one of the most important maritime gateways in southern Africa.

The Dutch East India Company established a refreshment station there on 6 April 1652 under Jan van Riebeeck. The settlement expanded into Cape Town, serving ships traveling between Europe and Asia. Despite its strategic location, Table Bay is exposed to powerful winter storms and was historically considered a difficult anchorage.

Modern harbor construction addressed that problem through land reclamation and breakwaters. Work on the first breakwater began in 1860, creating the Alfred Basin; the harbor later expanded to include Duncan Dock and the area now known as the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. Robben Island also lies in Table Bay.

False Bay is the common mix-up. It is the much larger bay on the opposite, southeastern side of the Cape Peninsula, while Table Bay is the one directly beside central Cape Town.