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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.
Lüderitz Bay (Afrikaans: Lüderitzbaai; German: Lüderitzbucht), also known as Angra Pequena (Portuguese: [ˈɐ̃ɡɾɐ pɨˈkenɐ], "small cove"), is a bay in the coast of Namibia, Africa. The city of Lüderitz is located at the edge of the bay.
Franz Adolf Eduard Lüderitz (16 July 1834 – end of October 1886) was a German merchant and the founder of German South West Africa, Imperial Germany's first colony. The coastal town of Lüderitz , located in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia , is named after him.
Heinrich Vogelsang (Bremen, 17 March 1862 – Bremen, 25 May 1914) [1] was a German merchant and explorer, who led the first expedition of Adolf Lüderitz to Angra Pequena, German South West Africa (today Lüderitz Bay, Namibia) in 1883.
Port of Lüderitz: ǁKaras Region: Lüderitz: Medium-sized port. It is developed around Robert Harbour and Shark Island. The maximum draught of the port is 7.9 meters. [2] Port of Swakopmund: Erongo Region: Swakopmund
Lüderitz is located approximately 341 kilometres (212 mi) west of Keetmanshoop, the regional headquarters and nearest large city. [5] This is about 700 kilometres (435 mi) southwest of Windhoek, the capital and largest city in the country. [6] Lüderitz is a harbor town along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in southwest Namibia. [1]
ǃNamiǂNûs ([ᵑǃa.mi.ᵑǂũ̀ṹs]; until 2013 Lüderitz) is an electoral constituency in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia. It covers an area of 48,271 km 2 (18,638 sq mi) and contains the major town of Lüderitz , after which the constituency was originally named.
The colonial forces for German South West Africa consisted of volunteers from the imperial army and navy (including some Austrians), but essentially consisted of members of German regiments. Before their deployment to Africa these troops were prepared for their special tasks and future environment. Such a training base was at Karlsruhe.