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Bogenfels
Bogenfels
Bogenfels is a location in the coastal Namib Desert of Namibia, noted for its natural rock formations (hence the name, which means "Elbow rock").

Cape Cross
Cape Cross
Cape Cross (Afrikaans: Kaap Kruis; German: Das Kreuzkap) is a cape in the South Atlantic on the coast of Namibia, on the C34 highway some 70 kilometres north of Hentiesbaai, 1,000 miles from the southern tip of Africa. It is the site of a seal colony.

Hoba Meteorite
Hoba Meteorite
Estimated at over 60 tons, the Hoba meteorite (also known as Hoba West meteorite) is the largest known meteorite and the most massive naturally-occurring piece of iron known at the Earth's surface.

Hosea Kutako International Airport
Hosea Kutako International Airport
Hosea Kutako International Airport, located in (or close to) Windhoek has 2 runways, of which the longest is 15010 feet (4575 metres) long.

Kolmanskop
Kolmanskop
Kolmannskuppe (also Kolmanskuppe with just one n; Afrikaans: Kolmanskop) is a ghost town in southern Namibia, a few kilometres inland from the port of Lüderitz.

Rössing Uranium Mine
Rössing Uranium Mine
The Rössing Uranium Mine is one of the largest open pit uranium mines in the world. It is located in the Namib Desert 65 kilometres from Swakopmund. Discovered in 1928, it started operations in 1976 and in 2005, produced 3,711 tonnes of uranium oxide, making it the fifth-largest uranium mine of the world, producing 8 per cent of the world's uranium.

Roter Kamm
Article Rating: 1 votes, 5.00 average. Roter Kamm
Roter Kamm is a meteorite crater in Namibia. It is 2.5 km in diameter and is 130 meters (400 feet) deep. The age is estimated to be 3.7 ± 0.3 million years placing it in the Pliocene. The crater is exposed at the surface, but its original floor is covered by sand deposits at least 100 meters (300 feet) thick.

Spitzkoppe
Spitzkoppe
The Spitzkoppe (also referred to as Spitzkop, Groot Spitzkop, or the "Matterhorn of Namibia"), is a group of bald granite peaks located between Usakos and Swakopmund in the Namib desert. The granite is more than 700 million years old and the highest outcrop rises about 1784 meters (5857 feet) above sea level.








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