Robben Island is in South Africa, in City of Cape Town. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
South Africa
City or region
City of Cape Town
Coordinates
33.8050 S, 18.3700 E
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
71
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Cape Floristic Kingdom
South Africa
40.2
Afrikaans Language Monument
South Africa
53.1
Richtersveld
South Africa
589.3
Vredefort crater
South Africa
1,164.3
Cradle of Humankind
South Africa
1,248.7
The closest neighbor is Cape Floristic Kingdom, 40.2 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Ilha Robben
English
Robben Island
Español
Isla Robben
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 33.8050 S, 18.3700 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Robben Island: 71 sitelinks; closest neighbor Cape Floristic Kingdom at 40.2 km