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# Robben Island
Cape Town (Robben Island) · South Africa

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 1999.

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City / localityCape Town (Robben Island)

Country / geographic scopeSouth Africa

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates-33.80000, 18.36667

TRIPGUROO territory[South Africa](https://tripguroo.com/en/places/sudafrica/)

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Robben Island

Cultural · Inscription: 1999

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/916/)

South Africa

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