Page: 1 PORT ELIZABETH ...lies on the shores of the sweeping bay originally named Baia da Lagoa (Bay of the Lagoon) by Manuel de Mesquita Perestrêlo in 1576, a reference to the lagoon at the mouth of the Baakens River. A small settlement developed around Fort Frederick, built o ...
Page: 2 A cannon points to the site where the Portuguese galleon, Sacramento, ran aground in July 1647. Continuing further west, Sardinia Bay is a small rocky bay with a sandy beach. Fishing is prohibited in the marine reserve, which extends 2 km out to sea. The ...
