Alexander Bay

Summary

Alexander Bay is a town^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alexander Bay is located in Richtersveld Local Municipality^[3].
• Alexander Bay is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Alexander Bay's instance of is recorded as town^[5].
• Alexander Bay's instance of is recorded as border city^[6].
• James Edward Alexander is named after Alexander Bay^[7].
• Alexander Bay's postal code is recorded as 8290^[8].
• Alexander Bay's Commons category is recorded as Alexander Bay (South Africa)^[9].
• Alexander Bay's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[10].
• Alexander Bay's local dialing code is recorded as 027^[11].
• January 1, 1836 marks the founding of Alexander Bay^[12].
• Alexander Bay's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -28.5953, 'lon': 16.484813888889}^[13].
• Alexander Bay's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -28.67094, 'lon': 16.51007}^[14].
• Alexander Bay's different from is recorded as Alexander Bay^[15].
• Alexander Bay sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1645'}^[16].

Body

Geography

Alexander Bay is in the country of South Africa^[4]. It is located in Richtersveld Local Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Alexander Bay sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1645'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[5] and border city^[6].

History and Context

January 1, 1836 marks the founding of Alexander Bay^[12]. James Edward Alexander is named after it^[7].

Why It Matters

Alexander Bay ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]