The Cape Point beach makes up the northeastern part of the town of Bakau, in the Kombo St Mary District, in the West Coast Region of The Gambia, and is 12km to the west of Banjul capital. The district is a promontory; its beach area is where the River Gambia and the Atlantic Ocean merge at the estuary. Cape Point’s eastern coastline is a vast seafront of fine, golden sand, while much of its north-western coastline starts at sea level; then, as you head south-west it rises to over 15 metres and is mainly characterised by laterite cliffs dotted with palms along a narrow strand. Further to its southeast are the brackish mangrove swamps of Cape Creek, frequented by wetland birds.