Yof Bay

Yoff Bay
Baie de Yof (French)
Map credit Yoff Bay Location in Senegal
Coordinates	14°46′N 17°28′W / 14.767°N 17.467°W / 14.767; -17.467
Ocean/sea sources	Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries	Senegal
Max. length	22 km (14 mi)
Max. width	29 km (18 mi)
Islands	Île de Yoff
Settlements	Yoff

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

• Les Yoffois et leur environnement naturel : pêche, agriculture et territoire. in Richard Dumez and Moustapha Kâ. Yoff Le Territoire Assiégé: Un village lébou dans la banlieue de Dakar. Dossiers régions côtières et petites îles 7. Unesco (2000) ^{[dead link]}

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.