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St Helena Bay
Saint Helena Bay ((アフリカーンス語:Sinthelenabaai)) is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Nicknamed by locals as ''Agterbaai'',〔http://www.gatewayguides.co.za/Gateway_Guides/Cape_West_Coast_files/Cape%20West%20Coast.pdf〕〔''St Helena Bay.'' CapeWestCoast.org. http://www.capewestcoast.org/regions/town.php?town_id=29〕 the town is located on the shore of the bay, from which it derives its name〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames )〕 and is approximately 150 km north of Cape Town, South Africa. It surrounds the towns of Vredenburg and Paternoster, and is located across the bay from Laaiplek.
==History==
Historically, Saint Helena Bay is the location where Vasco da Gama, first set foot in South Africa. The date of this event was recorded as November 7, 1497.〔http://www.sa-venues.com/attractionswc/st-helena-bay.php〕〔Op Pad in Suid-Afrika. BPJ Erasmus 1995. ISBN 1-86842-026-4〕
The bay was named ''Bahai da Santa Elena'' (Latin for its current name) after Saint Helena a devout, influential Christian and mother of Constantine I.〔 This location was also the first where a battle between the indigenous Khoikhoi people and a European explorer took place.〔
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