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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]
Walvis Bay Urban covers 18.9 km 2 (7.3 sq mi) of land. With all arid surroundings belonging to the Walvis Bay Rural constituency it is by far the smallest and most densely populated constituency in Erongo Region. [2] As of 2020 the constituency had 25,311 registered voters. [3] Walvis Bay Urban was created in 1998.
Namibia (green) and South Africa (orange) The border between Namibia and South Africa is 967 kilometres (601 mi) long. [1] It runs along the Orange River from its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean to the 20th meridian east, and then northwards along that meridian to the tripoint with Botswana at the Nossob River.
The Namib (/ ˈ n ɑː m ɪ b / NAH-mib; [1] Portuguese: Namibe) is a coastal desert in Southern Africa.According to the broadest definition, the Namib stretches for more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and northwest South Africa, extending southward from the Carunjamba River in Angola, through Namibia and to the Olifants River in Western Cape ...
The Walvis Ridge is divided into three main sections: [1] A first 600 km (370 mi) long segment stretching from Africa to approximately longitude 6°E and varying in width between 90–200 km (56–124 mi). A second section, 500 km (310 mi) long, stretching north–south, and narrower than the first section.
Gulf – a very large bay, often a top-level division of an ocean or sea; Fjord – a long bay with steep sides, typically formed by a glacier; Bight – a bay that is typically shallower than a sound; Sound – a large, wide bay which is typically deeper than a bight, or a strait; Cove – a small, typically sheltered bay with a relatively ...
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.
Located about 80 km south of Walvis Bay, the area is within the Erongo Region.The bay opens to the north and is about 4.2 km long and 4 km wide. There is a shallow lagoon lying south of the bay, separated from it by an area of beach ridges and swales with saltpans.