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The corridor begins in the coastal town of Walvis Bay as the B2 road, heading northwards to the coastal town of Swakopmund (a distance of 35km), where it turns eastwards. It heads eastwards from Swakopmund, through Karibib, to the town of Okahandja (a distance of 290km), where it reaches a junction with the B1 road. At this junction, the B2 ...
18 kilometres (11 mi) Walvis Bay Railway, 610 mm (2 ft) gauge, completed in 1899. The line linked the port of Walvis Bay to Rooikop. [2] 567 kilometres (352 mi) Otavibahn, a 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) private railway built by the Otavi Mining and Railway Company between 1903 and 1906 to connect the mines at Tsumeb to the town of Swakopmund.
Otjiwarongo has a well-developed road network. It is situated at the junction of the national road B1 that passes north–south through all of Namibia, the C38 to Outjo and further into Kunene Region in Namibia's north-west, and the C33 to Karibib, connecting the coastal towns of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay. Roads in town are likewise well ...
Walvis Bay (English: lit. Whale Bay; Afrikaans: Walvisbaai; German: Walfischbucht or Walfischbai) is a city [5] in Namibia and the name of the bay on which it lies. It is the second largest city in Namibia and the largest coastal city in the country. The city covers an area of 29 square kilometres (11 sq mi) of land. [6]
It is 335 kilometres (208 mi) long, leading from Otjiwarongo via Outjo to Oshivelo. [1] It leads through the Etosha National Park; [2] Drivers need a permit for this section. The C38 is tarred between Otjiwarongo and Okaukuejo, and between Namutoni and the B1 near Oshivelo. The section between Otjiwarongo and Outjo is the oldest part of this road.
Karibib is situated on the B2 national road (Walvis Bay–Okahandja) close to the branch-off of the C33 to Otjiwarongo.About 1,000 trucks per day pass the town. [5]Karibib is connected to the TransNamib railway network; Karibib Railway Station is situated downtown.
The B1 is a national highway of Namibia, and is the country's longest and most significant road, running the length of the country from south to north.It connects Noordoewer in the south on the South African border with Oshikango in the north on the Angolan border via Namibia's capital city Windhoek.
Oshikango Walvis Bay line: Platforms: 2: Construction; Structure type: ... Tsumeb Airport at Tsumeb, and Otjiwarongo Airport at Otjiwarongo. List of airports in Namibia;