Conceição". However, the Portuguese did not formally stake a claim to Walvis Bay. Walvis Bay was founded at the end of the 18th century as a stopover for sea...
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The Walvis Ridge (walvis means whale in Dutch and Afrikaans) is an aseismic ocean ridge in the southern Atlantic Ocean. More than 3,000 km (1,900 mi) in...
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Walvis Bay International Airport (IATA: WVB, ICAO: FYWB) is an airport serving Walvis Bay, a town in the Erongo Region of Namibia. The airport is about...
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Langstrand (category Walvis Bay)
Langstrand and its neighboring sister resort Dolfynstrand lies between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund. The fact that these towns are sandwiched between the...
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Movement and the Joint Walvis Bay Residents Association, won one seat each. On 30 November, Forbes was elected mayor of Walvis Bay after a majority of...
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The Walvis Bay Export Processing Zone (WBEPZMC) is a free trade zone in the coastal city of Walvis Bay, Namibia. Rather than being a specific area or complex...
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The Treaty on Walvis Bay is a treaty which transferred control of Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands from South Africa to Namibia. It was signed on 28...
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This article lists the colonial governors of Walvis Bay, a city in the modern day Republic of Namibia (currently the third largest city in the country)...
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operations throughout South West Africa. Walvis Bay was managed as a South African enclave for eighty-four years. The Walvis Bay Military Area, with ten other...
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has media related to Ignatius Walvis. "Beschryving der stad Gouda" on Google books, Leiden 1714 (in Dutch) Ignatius Walvis mentioned in De groote schouburgh...
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The Walvis Bay 2-4-2T Hope of 1899 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope. In 1899, the Walvis Bay Tramway...
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the 1998 general election, the old Walvis Bay Constituency was split into Walvis Bay Urban and Walvis Bay Rural. Walvis Bay Rural constituency includes a...
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Walvis Bay Urban is a constituency in the Erongo Region of Namibia, comprising most of the city of Walvis Bay. It had a population of 35,828 in 2011,...
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Africa on 21 March 1990, following the South African Border War. However, Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands remained under South African control until 1994...
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especially those led by guerrilla leader Jacob Morenga. The main port, Walvis Bay, and the Penguin Islands were annexed by the UK in 1878, becoming part...
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On Top of the Whale (redirect from Het Dak van de Walvis)
"Allmovie: Het Dak Van De Walvis". allmovie.com. Retrieved 18 September 2010. "Le Cinéma de Raoul Ruiz: Het dak van de Walvis". lecinemaderaoulruiz.com...
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TK- Tsumkwe U – Usakos UP – Outapi W – Windhoek Capital of Namibia. WB – Walvis Bay From 1968 to 1990, South West Africa used a system similar to that in...
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Esperanza ǃAochamus general secretary. Trevino Forbes, the current Mayor of Walvis Bay, serves as the current Vice President of the party. The party participated...
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Walvis Bay Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the...
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southern Africa. On 4 December, he landed at Walfisch Bay (now known as Walvis Bay in present-day Namibia). This was south of the furthest point reached...
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enclave of Walvis Bay, was allocated the number range 9000–9299. P.O. Box 287 WINDHOEK 9100 P.O. Box 44 SWAKOPMUND 9180 P.O. Box 779 WALVIS BAY 9190 However...
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Namibian Ports Authority (category Walvis Bay)
managing principally the ports of Walvis Bay and Lüderitz, as well as managing a Syncrolift dry dock facility in Walvis Bay. Namport was founded in 1994...
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The Walvis Bay Reformed Church is a congregation of the Reformed Churches in South Africa (GKSA) in the town of Walvis Bay, Namibia, but also includes...
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to Walvis Bay is 201 kilometres (125 mi) long. The section between Kranzberg and Swakopmund was completed in 1902. In 1914 an extension to Walvis Bay...
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January 2016. "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, Cross Pool: Namibia v Western Province at Walvis Bay, Oct 6-8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2016. "CSA Provincial...
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of Walvis Bay and the nation's capital Windhoek. The B2's entire route forms the first section of both the Trans-Kalahari Corridor and the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi...
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Japan, Canada, France, and Spain are cases in point. A major study by Tjaco Walvis called "Expo 2000 Hanover in Numbers" showed that improving national image...
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coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) "Port of Walvis Bay". marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023. "Port of Lüderitz". marinetraffic...
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line between these two regions is roughly at the latitude of the city of Walvis Bay, and it consists in a narrow strip of land (about 50 km wide) that is...
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Bird Island is a man-made platform off the coast of Namibia between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund. It serves as a breeding ground for birds (primarily Cape...
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