Britannia Bay is a small town in the West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa, approximately 141 kilometres (88 mi) from Cape Town.

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Coordinates: 32.717°S 17.954°E / -32.717; 17.954
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	West Coast
Municipality	Saldanha Bay
Area [1]
• Total	1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	210
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	4.8%
• Coloured	3.3%
• White	91.0%
• Other	1.0%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	82.2%
• English	14.4%
• Other	3.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	7382

The village takes its name from a British East Indiaman ship which was badly damaged by a reef in the bay. Rediscovered in January 1998, the wreck of the Britannia has been placed under the supervision of the Council for National Monuments.

In June 2020, a well-preserved giant squid washed up on a nearby beach.[2]

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