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    The Spitzkoppe (from German for "pointed dome"; also referred to as Spitzkop, Groot Spitzkop, or the "Matterhorn of Namibia") is a group of bald granite...
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    The Spitzkoppe of Namibia, a 670-metre (2,200 ft) granite peak formed by early Cretaceous rifting and magmatism....
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    built on rock faces or in trees. Immature bird in Namibia Adult male at Spitzkoppe, Namibia Illustration by Finch-Davies Illustration by Keulemans BirdLife...
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  • estimated US$60 million budget. Some scenes were shot in Namibia, like Spitzkoppe and Sesriem canyon. Special effects studio Mr. X VFX, which worked on...
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    Bogenfels Sesriem Skeleton Coast Solitaire Sossusvlei Deadvlei Dune 45 Spitzkoppe Swakopmund Animals Are Beautiful People, a nature documentary set in the...
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  • (Dorob National Park – Matterhorn Sand Dune) Usakos (Spitzkoppe – General Dealer) Usakos (Spitzkoppe – Woodcarver's Market) Khomas Region (Amani Lodge)...
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  • Village) Omaruru (Erindi Private Game Reserve – Ranger Headquarters) Usakos (Spitzkoppe) Episode summary At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly...
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  • photographs used as backgrounds for the Dawn of Man sequence were taken at the Spitzkoppe mountains in what was then South West Africa. Filming of actors was completed...
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    basic pyrolysis-based interpretation of Spitzkoppe and Truitjes Kraal midden chemical compositions. The Spitzkoppe FTIR spectra following carbonate removal...
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    Mirabib and Ganab in the Namib-Naukluft Park, at Bloedkoppie, and in the Spitzkoppe surroundings. Rüppell's korhaan are usually monogamous but sometimes breed...
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  • included poems focusing on key Namibian geographical features, including the Spitzkoppe, the Orange River, the Fish River Canyon and Sossusvlei. He held art exhibitions...
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  • in the Brandberg, Erongo Mountains, Twyfelfontein World Heritage Site, Spitzkoppe Mountains, Sperrgebiet, Khuiseb Delta, Etosha and Kalahari Basin. She...
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    Otjihaenamparero Petrified forest, Khorixas Sesriem Canyon Sossusvlei Tsondabvlei Spitzkoppe Twyfelfontein Vingerklip Waterberg A spoiled geological monument is the...
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    longest uninterrupted horizon in the world. It is the closest town to the Spitzkoppe, often referred to as the "Matterhorn of Namibia". The settlement was...
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    plateau on the east. Baynes (2038 m), Erongo (2319 m), Naukluft (1974 m), Spitzkoppe (1759 m), and Gamsberg (2347 m) mountains lie along the edge of the escarpment...
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  • Railway Siding) (Pit Start) Spitzkoppe (Store) Spitzkoppe (Spitzkoppe Primary School) Spitzkoppe (Bushman Paradise) Spitzkoppe (Small Bushman Paradise) Erongo...
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  • several local experts and considering sites near the town of Aus and at the Spitzkoppe he decided that the best site would be on Brukkaros Mountain, about 100 km...
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