Malgas (or Malagas[2]) is a settlement on the right (southwest) bank of the Breede River in the Overberg region of the Western Cape.

The word "malgas" is probably an adaptation of the Portuguese: mangas de velludo, lit.

'velvet sleeves', referring to the Cape gannet (Morus capensis) with its black-tipped wings.

[1] It is well known for the "pont", a man-hauled pontoon cable ferry across the Breede River, which is the last of its type in South Africa.

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