Lüderitz (Namibia)
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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
לודריץ (נמיביה)
Name (Latin)
Lüderitz (Namibia)
Coordinates
15.15777778 15.15777778 -26.64777778 -26.64777778 (gooearth )
Associated country
Namibia
See Also From tracing place name
Lüderitzbucht (South-West Africa)
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Marais, C. Luderitz, our heritage, 1981 (subj.)t.p. (Luderitz)
- BGN postal reply, 8-4-82(Lüderitz, ppl, 26p0s39ʹS 15p0s09ʹE, variants: none)
- Schoedder, E. Lüderitzbucht damals und gestern, 1983:t.p. (Lüderitzbucht)
- Stand. enc. of South Afr., 1972(Lüderitz, S.W.A.; a settl., Angra Pequena was renamed Lüderitzbucht and later abbreviated Lüderitz)
Wikipedia description:
Lüderitz is a town in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. It lies on one of the least hospitable coasts in Africa. It is a port developed around Robert Harbour and Shark Island. Lüderitz had a population of 16,125 people in 2023. The town is known for its colonial architecture, including some Art Nouveau work, and for wildlife including seals, penguins, flamingos and ostriches. It is also home to a museum and lies at the end of a currently decommissioned railway line to Keetmanshoop. The town is named after Adolf Lüderitz, founder of the German South West Africa colony.
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