Annabella Sandbank, Durban Port

Coordinates: 31.2000, -29.5300
Updated: 20 Jul 2026

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Sandbank at the entrance to Natal Bay, Durban. Previously known as 'Lee Bank', it took its name from the barque, 'Annabella'. That ran aground on it on 26 January 1856. Subsequently the North Pier was constructed over this Sandbank!

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Annabella Sandbank, Durban Port

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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). Annabella Sandbank, Durban Port. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/zu/ref/P-0122012

South African History Online (2016) 'Annabella Sandbank, Durban Port', South African History Online, 23 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/zu/ref/P-0122012 (Accessed: 25 July 2026).

South African History Online, Annabella Sandbank, Durban Port [website], https://sahistory.org.za/zu/ref/P-0122012, (accessed 25 July 2026).

"Annabella Sandbank, Durban Port." South African History Online, 23 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/zu/ref/P-0122012. Accessed 25 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Annabella Sandbank, Durban Port." South African History Online. September 23, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/zu/ref/P-0122012.