Three Anchor Bay

Three Anchor Bay is a suburb of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Three Anchor Bay Drieankerbaai
Suburb of Cape Town
Dutch Reformed Church in Three Anchor Bay
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Coordinates: 33°54′30″S 18°23′45″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Main Place	Cape Town
Area [1]
• Total	0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,225
• Density	7,700/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	14.9%
• Coloured	8.9%
• Indian/Asian	3.5%
• White	67.8%
• Other	5.0%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	67.9%
• Afrikaans	16.4%
• Xhosa	4.3%
• Zulu	1.0%
• Other	10.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	8005
Area code	021

Small anchorage in Table Bay. The name, first encountered in 1661, possibly refers to anchors securing chains stretched as defence across the bay. The form Drieankerbaai is preferred for official purposes.^[2]

Afrikaans language author and poet Ingrid Jonker drowned herself at the nearby beach on July 19, 1965.^[3]

The National Sea Rescue Institute is headquartered there.