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False Bay

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noun

  1. a bay in SW South Africa, near the Cape of Good Hope

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AFP journalists near the Simon's Town base saw the Russian-flagged corvette vessel pull into False Bay.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

A study from False Bay, in Cape Town, South Africa found the anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac in sea lettuce, an edible seaweed.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2021

Spotted eagle owls nest in the camphor trees; prehistoric cycads shade Lady Anne Barnard’s bath; and a superb raised walkway known as the boomslang gives jaw-dropping views across False Bay.

From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2018

When to go: In the morning, as the False Bay coast is close to the mountains and loses the sun early.

From The Guardian • Nov. 23, 2016

Its original debouche was into False bay, where, meeting the waters rolling in from the seaward, a bar was formed by the deposit of sand, making the entrance of False Bay impracticable.

From What I Saw in California by Bryant, Edwin