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It will measure wind speed, solar radiation and barometric pressure for the operation of one of the five largest hydrogen plants in the world. It includes 500 wind turbines and 40 square kilometers of solar panels. The investment equals Namibia's entire gross domestic product. [3] Lüderitz is situated on the B4 national road to Keetmanshoop.
In 2013 Namibia 's president Hifikepunye Pohamba stated that "I have accepted the [4th Delimitation] Commission's recommendation that Lüderitz Constituency be renamed ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency which was the original name of the area. This includes the current town of Lüderitz".
Luderitz, Namibia, retains the atmosphere of German colonial times when it was a center of South-West Africa's diamond mining industry. Orientation: Normal: Horizontal resolution: 180 dpi: Vertical resolution: 180 dpi: File change date and time: 11:34, 2 April 2015: Y and C positioning: Co-sited: Exif version: 2.3: Date and time of digitizing ...
Several places in Namibia have been named after Adolf Lüderitz, a German merchant and colonialist: Lüderitz Airport; Lüderitz Bay, next to the town; Lüderitz railway station; ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency (formerly Lüderitz Constituency), an electoral constituency in Namibia; Naval Calling Station Luderitz
Kolmanskop (Afrikaans for "Coleman's peak", German: Kolmannskuppe) is a ghost town in the Namib in southern Namibia, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) inland from the port town of Lüderitz. It was named after a transport driver named Johnny Coleman who, during a sand storm, abandoned his ox wagon on a small incline opposite the settlement. [ 1 ]
The history of Namibia has passed through several distinct stages from being colonised in the late nineteenth century to Namibia's independence on 21 March 1990. From 1884, Namibia was a German colony: German South West Africa .
Halifax Island is a small rocky island about 100 m (330 ft) from the mainland, near Lüderitz in Namibia. It is the third most important breeding site for African penguins in Namibia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The National Archives of Namibia (NAN) is the national archives of Namibia, located in Windhoek. It was established in 1939 and today shares a building with the National Library of Namibia. NAN belongs to the National Library and Archives service of the Namibian government, in the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture. [1]