'Angra das Vaccas', Mossel Bay

Name: 'Angra das Vaccas', Mossel Bay
Address: ZA

A Jersey Cow

Coordinates: -34.2740, 21.9110
Updated: 20 Jul 2026

http://afs.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/luing/images/luing-web-1.jpg/image_preview — A Jersey Cow

Inlet on the Coast of the Indian Ocean, South-West of Mossel Bay. Old name for Vleesbaai. It was given its name in Dutch form, 'Vleeschbaai', by Paulus van Caerden. Portuguese for 'bay of cows', thus named after the cows the Portuguese Mariners saw grazing there, and which in turn exchanged with the Khoi people, to obtain fresh milk and meat!

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'Angra das Vaccas', Mossel Bay

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01New Dictionary of South African Place Names by Peter E Raper

Last updated · 20 Jul 2026

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South African History Online. (2016, September 23). 'Angra das Vaccas', Mossel Bay. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0121997

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"'Angra das Vaccas', Mossel Bay." South African History Online, 23 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0121997. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "'Angra das Vaccas', Mossel Bay." South African History Online. September 23, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0121997.