Oranjemund (German for "Mouth of Orange") is a diamond mining town of 4,000 inhabitants situated in the ǁKaras Region of the extreme southwest of Namibia...
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Bom Jesus (ship) (redirect from Oranjemund shipwreck)
discovered during diamond mining operations on the coast of Namibia, near Oranjemund. Today, the Bom Jesus is the oldest known and most valuable shipwreck...
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Oranjemund is a constituency in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia. It covers an area of 4,623.138 km2 and had a population of 9,837 in 2011, up from 7,789 in...
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Oranjemund Airport (IATA: OMD, ICAO: FYOG) is an airport serving Oranjemund, a town in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia. The town and airport are located...
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contains the municipality of Keetmanshoop, the towns Karasburg, Lüderitz and Oranjemund, and the self-governed villages Aroab, Berseba, Bethanie, Koës and Tses...
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the Skeleton Coast region is that of the Bom Jesus, near the town of Oranjemund. It ran aground during the 1530s and is known to be one of the oldest...
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Namibia. Rosh Pinah belongs to the Oranjemund electoral constituency. The town is connected via road to Aus and Oranjemund. Copper was discovered here in...
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February 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2011. Cloete, Luqman (3 August 2011). "Oranjemund proclaimed as town after long battle". The Namibian. Archived from the...
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rich in alluvial diamonds deposited along the coast by the Orange River. Oranjemund is another mining town along this coast, situated in Namibia, but very...
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ship's hull. Until the 2008 discovery of the Bom Jesus shipwreck near Oranjemund in Namibia, this shipwreck was the only known Portuguese Indiaman from...
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OJ – Outjo OK – Okakarara OM – Omaruru ON – Otjinene OP – Opuwo OR – Oranjemund OT – Otjiwarongo OV – Otavi R – Rehoboth RC – Ruacana RU – Rundu S – Swakopmund...
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population of the species is estimated at 373,000 individuals. In the town of Oranjemund, resident gemsbok wander freely around the streets, taking advantage of...
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large-scale shipping at Port Nolloth was reduced to a single tanker, the Oranjemund, which visited the port fortnightly to exchange supplies for fish and...
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section of the Namib Desert, approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Oranjemund and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Aurus Mountain in the ǁKaras Region...
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Namibia approximately 170 kilometres (110 mi) north-west from the town of Oranjemund. It is located in the Orange Sub-basin in 170 metres (560 ft) of water...
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Namibia, in the Namib Desert. It spans the Atlantic Ocean-facing coast from Oranjemund on the border with South Africa, to around 72 kilometres (45 mi) north...
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Oppenheimer, originally opened in 1951 and rebuilt in 1953, links the town of Oranjemund, Namibia, with the South African town of Alexander Bay, on the southern...
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airport is located in Walvis Bay, with domestic airports at Lüderitz, Oranjemund, and Ondangwa. Eros Airport is the busiest airport in Namibia in terms...
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Alexander Bay was established to service the mining industry. The town of Oranjemund lies on the northern bank of the river, which forms the international...
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Cassell. p. 310. Corbett, Ali (2002). Diamond Beaches: A History of Oranjemund (Second ed.). Namdeb Diamond Corporation. p. 14. ISBN 0620282886. Janine...
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occasional sightings in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and around the town of Oranjemund in Namibia. In Southern Africa populations appear to be resident and the...
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The Orange empties into the Atlantic Ocean between the small towns of Oranjemund (meaning "Orange mouth") in Namibia and Alexander Bay in South Africa...
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construction of an 800 MW combined cycle natural gas-fired power station at Oranjemund. When completed, the power station will feed Namibian and South African...
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Commando (SWATF) Okanhanja Commando (SWATF) Omaruru Commando (SWATF) Oranjemund Commando (SWATF) Otjiwarongo Commando (SWATF) Outjo Commando (SWATF) Rehoboth...
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in alluvial diamonds, deposited along the coast by the Orange River. Oranjemund is another mining town along this coast, situated in Namibia, but very...
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Club Ocean Collegians Rugby Club Okiep Thistles R.F.C Orania Rugby Club Oranjemund RFC Phantoms Rugby Club Pofadder Rugby Klub Postmasburg Prieska Rugby...
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August 2011). "Oranjemund proclaimed as town after long battle". The Namibian. p. 1. Weidlich, Brigitte (20 October 2017). "Oranjemund opens its doors...
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copper and tin mines, especially those at Tsumeb, Grootfontein, and Oranjemund. Later in the month, 25,000 Ovambo farm labourers joined what had become...
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Namibia 4 Win 2–2 Oupa Mahlangu TKO 1 (?) 27 Nov 2004 Sakaria Lawala Hall, Oranjemund, Namibia 3 Loss 1–2 Emmanuel Duma PTS 4 16 Jun 2004 Sports Centre, Cullinan...
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062 Namutoni 067 Nina 062 Noordoewer 063 Okahandja 062 Okaukuejo 067 Oranjemund 063 Oshikango 065 Otavi 067 Otjihase 062 Otjikondo 067 Otjimbingwe 064...
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