Cap Skirring Explained

Official Name:Cap Skirring
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Senegal
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Basse Casamance (Ziguinchor)
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:12.35°N -59°W

Cap Skirring, also spelled Cap Skiring, is a town on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the Basse Casamance (Ziguinchor) region of Senegal, near the border of Guinea-Bissau. It is a popular seaside resort with Europeans and has an airport and a golf course. The town was first occupied by fishermen. It was discovered by the French of Ziguinchor as a recreational beach zone in the 1960s. A landing strip for small planes was built at the end of 1960 by members of the Aero Club de Ziguinchor.

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12.35°N -59°W