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1237:Lüderitz Bay
1187:Jammer Bucht
1132:Gulf of Zula
1117:Gulf of Suez
1087:Gulf of Aden
1082:Grosse Bucht
1047:Equimina Bay
997:Dungonab Bay
987:Deurloopbaai
917:Bocock’s Bay
892:Benguela Bay
852:Bay of Arzew
822:Baía do Suto
742:Baía Almeida
727:Antongil Bay
649:Indian Ocean
624:African seas
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1616:Sea of Zanj
1462:Tietiesbaai
1447:Swartstraat
1432:Spencer Bay
1427:Somnaasbaai
1417:Sodwana Bay
1362:Rooiwalbaai
1207:Lambert Bay
1202:Kiwaiyu Bay
1152:Henties Bay
1002:Durissa Bay
957:Chameis Bay
937:Cabinda Bay
932:Bosluisbaai
902:Betty’s Bay
857:Bay of Aseb
737:Arab's Gulf
702:Algiers Bay
687:Abu Qir Bay
639:Alboran Sea
544:GoogleEarth
299:Ramsar Site
221:Sandvisbaai
217:Sandvishawe
146:Max. length
104: /
79:Coordinates
29:Sandvishawe
1717:Categories
1597:Historical
1472:Walker Bay
1467:Ungama Bay
1442:Struisbaai
1422:Sofala Bay
1397:Sierra Bay
1287:Mossel Bay
1257:Markusbaai
1252:Maputo Bay
1232:Luanda Bay
1227:Lobito Bay
1222:Loango Bay
1197:Kalawy Bay
1162:Horingbaai
1007:Elands Bay
992:Doringbaai
962:Chwaka Bay
897:Bera’esoli
867:Bay of Edd
837:Bandombaai
530:2022-06-21
505:14 October
454:References
448:Walvis Bay
361:Swakopmund
333:Walvis Bay
329:Royal Navy
265:Walvis Bay
205:Portuguese
175:Designated
154:Max. width
1482:Yawri Bay
1452:Table Bay
1412:Slangbaai
1407:Skurfbaai
1357:Roode Bay
1312:Pipas Bay
1307:Pemba Bay
1302:Oran Gulf
1267:Menai Bay
1262:Memba Bay
1247:Manza Bay
1177:Hydra Bay
1057:Farta Bay
1052:False Bay
712:Ambas Bay
707:Algoa Bay
588:L. aureti
259:Geography
231:coast of
36:Afrikaans
1457:Thysbaai
1352:Rock Bay
1322:Platbaai
1297:Noopbaai
1292:Möwebaai
1272:Meob Bay
1217:Langbaai
1212:Lamu Bay
1142:Hann Bay
1067:Foul Bay
972:Cuio Bay
927:Bootbaai
680:and bays
632:and seas
500:Mapcarta
480:25 April
442:See also
367:and the
284:saltpans
229:Atlantic
1670:Namibia
1496:Straits
1487:Yof Bay
1172:Hurdiyo
664:Red Sea
375:Gallery
350:jackals
323:History
249:whaling
233:Namibia
136:Namibia
92:14°29′E
89:23°22′S
630:Oceans
473:Ramsar
280:swales
272:Region
269:Erongo
241:lagoon
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