Amsterdam Flats, Region in the Eastern Cape

Name: Amsterdam Flats, Region in the Eastern Cape
Address: ZA

Coordinates: 25.4200, -33.4800
Updated: 20 Jul 2026

Region between the Swartkops and Coega Rivers near Port Elizabeth. Named after a Dutch East India Company Ship, which was wrecked in a storm in the English Channel, on 26 December 1749. The settlement Amsterdamhoek was also named after that ship.

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Amsterdam Flats, Region in the Eastern Cape

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01New Dictionary of South African Place Names by Peter E. Rape

Last updated · 20 Jul 2026

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South African History Online. (2016, September 22). Amsterdam Flats, Region in the Eastern Cape. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/P-0121985

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