Hydra Bay (

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: Hydrabaai), also known as ''Romansbaai'', is a

bay A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a Gulf (geography), gulf, sea, sound (geography), sound, or bight (geogra ...

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near the settlement of Van Dyks Bay.

Geography

Hydra Bay is an open bay of the

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lying 3 km to the northeast of the

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. The bay is facing west, with a fine beach in its central part.

References

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