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That is definitely Saldanha Bay, along the west coast of South Africa.

I know it very well.


The Impala would be from the large nearby Langebaanweg Air Force base.

In the distance on the peninsula above the Impala is the town of Saldanha Bay.

To the left, out of picture, the bay extends for about 20km, becoming Langebaan Lagoon.

Below the Impala, the jetty, is the end of the Shishen to Saldanha railway, which runs iron ore in some of the longest, heaviest trains in the world.

It held the record for many years with a 660 wagon train almost 8km long transporting almost 70 000t of ore.



Nearby were massive earth ramparts holding much of South Africas strategic oil reserves in underground tanks. Again, some of the largest infrastructure of it's type, holding 45 million barrels of oil. This was loaded off by oiltanker and run to the storage tanks via pipe.



Apart from a small nearby naval base, just outside the pic on the top left is another, isolated headland which forms the opposite side of the mouth of the bay. Here one would find the Recce special forces base.



It's an old picture, as more infrastructure is now in place, such as a larger new jetty/quay.



Interesting and nice (if dry) part of the world that held many strategic facilities for South Africa, but is now known more for the burgeoning town of Langebaan on the banks of the lagoon, and for tourism.


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