Yoff Bay
Baie de Yof (French)
Yoff Bay is located in Senegal
Yoff Bay
Yoff Bay
Location in Senegal
Coordinates14°46′N 17°28′W / 14.767°N 17.467°W / 14.767; -17.467
Ocean/sea sourcesAtlantic Ocean
Basin countriesSenegal
Max. length22 km (14 mi)
Max. width29 km (18 mi)
IslandsÎle de Yoff
SettlementsYoff

Yof Bay (French: Baie de Yoff) is a bay on the north side of the Cap-Vert peninsula, directly north of the city centre of Dakar, Senegal. It stretches southwest from the town Kayar to Yoff, a suburb of Dakar.[1] 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]

Further reading

References

  1. Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 143: West Coast of Europe and Northwest Africa (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 283.
  2. "Baie de Yof". Mapcarta. Retrieved 16 October 2016.


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