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Gansbaai (Dutch/Afrikaans for "bay of geese," sometimes referred to as Gans Bay or Gangs Bay) is a fishing town and popular tourist destination in the Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa. It is known for its dense population of great white sharks and as a whale-watching location. The main tourist attraction in Gansbaai since approximately 1995 has been cage diving with great white sharks. It is said that after Kruger National Park, the great white sharks attract some of the highest numbers of tourists to South Africa for any single activity.

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  • Хансбай (ru)
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  • Gansbaai (auch Gans Bay, deutsch: „Gänsebucht“) ist eine Stadt in der Gemeinde Overstrand, Distrikt Overberg, Provinz Westkap in Südafrika. Die Stadt liegt 170 Kilometer südöstlich von Kapstadt in 35 Meter Höhe an der Küste der Walker Bay. (de)
  • Gansbaai (Dutch/Afrikaans for "bay of geese," sometimes referred to as Gans Bay or Gangs Bay) is a fishing town and popular tourist destination in the Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa. It is known for its dense population of great white sharks and as a whale-watching location. The main tourist attraction in Gansbaai since approximately 1995 has been cage diving with great white sharks. It is said that after Kruger National Park, the great white sharks attract some of the highest numbers of tourists to South Africa for any single activity. (en)
  • Gansbaai est un village de pêcheurs situé dans le sud de la province du Cap-Occidental en Afrique du Sud. C'est une destination touristique connue pour la présence sur ses côtes d'une dense population de Grands requins blanc et un lieu propice pour leur observation. (fr)
  • Gansbaai is een dorp met 11.598 inwoners, in de provincie West-Kaap in Zuid-Afrika, zowat 40 km vanaf Hermanus. Het dorp ligt net als Hermanus aan de en walvissen kunnen dus ook gezien worden. Gansbaai staat ook bekend om de grote witte haai die voorkomt in het nabijgelegen Shark Alley. Gansbaai is in 1881 gesticht. (nl)
  • Gansbaai (alternativt Gans Bay) är en stad sydost om Kapstaden, på sydkusten i Västra Kapprovinsen i Sydafrika. Folkmängden uppgick till 11 598 invånare vid folkräkningen 2011. Den är mest känd för att vattnen utanför staden har en stor population av vithaj. Staden kallas därför för "The Great White Shark Capital of the World". (sv)
  • Хансбай или Гансбай (африк. и англ. Gansbaai) — небольшой город на юго-западе Южно-Африканской Республики, на территории Западно-Капской провинции. Входит в состав района . Является частью местного муниципалитета . (ru)
  • Gansbaai (in lingua olandese e afrikaans, "baia delle oche"), a volte appellata Gans Bay o Gangs Bay, è una città di pescatori nonché una popolare destinazione turistica affacciata sulla baia di Walker nella municipalità distrettuale di Overberg, nella provincia del Capo Occidentale, in Sudafrica. È famosa per l'elevata presenza di squali bianchi nel tratto di mare ad essa prospiciente e per essere una frequentata località per l'osservazione delle balene. (it)
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