Baie de Yof
Yoff Bay Baie de Yof | |
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Coordinates | 14°46′N 17°28′W / 14.767°N 17.467°WCoordinates: 14°46′N 17°28′W / 14.767°N 17.467°W |
Ocean/sea sources | Atlantic Ocean |
Basin countries | Senegal |
Max. length | 22 km (14 mi) |
Max. width | 29 km (18 mi) |
Islands | Île de Yoff |
Settlements | Yoff[1] |
Yoff Bay (French: Baie de Yof) is a bay on the northwestern side of the Cap-Vert peninsula, directly north of the city centre of Dakar Senegal.[2]
Geography
The town of Yoff is located along the bay, and is a suburb of Dakar.[3] The bay opens towards the north and lies in the area of the westernmost point of Africa. Small Île de Yoff lies in the NW corner of the bay.[2]
Furtehr reading
- yoff.nl
- Les Yoffois et leur environnement naturel : pêche, agriculture et territoire. in Richard Dumez and Moustapha Kâ. Yoff Le Territoire Assiégé: Un village lébou dans la banlieue de Dakar. Dossiers régions côtières et petites îles 7. Unesco (2000)
References
- ↑ GoogleEarth
- 1 2 "Baie de Yof". Mapcarta. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Dakar. Britannica Online (retrieved 2009-01-20)
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