State of the Bay Report 2010-Final - Anchor Environmental

Anchor Environmental
Aerial photographs taken in 1960 (Figure 4.2), 1989 (Figure 4.3) and in 2007 (Figure 4.4)
clearly show the extent of development that has taken place within Saldanha By over the last 50
years.
Table 4.1. Summary of major development in Saldanha Bay
Year Development
1973 Causeway built linking Marcus Island and mainland
1973 – 1974 General Maintenance Quay and Rock Quay
1974 – 1976 Iron-ore jetty
1980 Multi-purpose terminal added to Iron-ore jetty
1984 Small craft harbour
1998 Multi-purpose jetty extended
Figure 4.3. Composite aerial photo of Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon taken in 1989. (Source
Department of Surveys and Mapping). Note the presence of the ore terminal, the causeway
linking Marcus Island with the mainland, and expansion of settlements at Saldanha and
Langebaan.
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