False Bay is a vast, square-shaped body of water in the Atlantic Ocean, forming the southern edge of Cape Town, South Africa. It stretches approximately 30 kilometers from east to west and north to south, covering a surface area of about 1,090 square kilometers. The bay is bounded by Cape Point to the west and Cape Hangklip to the east, with its northern shore comprising the low-lying Cape Flats and the eastern side rising to the Hottentots Holland Mountains. The seabed slopes gradually from north to south, reaching a maximum depth of around 90 meters. This area is a dynamic marine ecoregion where the cold, nutrient-rich Benguela Current from the west mixes with the warmer Agulhas Current from the east, creating conditions for exceptional biodiversity. The bay includes parts of the Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area and the entire Helderberg Marine Protected Area, supporting a rich array of marine life from fish and dolphins to whales and sharks.