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Walvis Bay

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Walvis Bay , municipality (1991 pop. 12,100), W central Namibia, on Walvis Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. Walvis Bay is Namibia's most important port and the terminus of a railroad from the hinterland. Fishing fleets are stationed there, and the town has fish canneries. Salt is harvested. The Walvis Bay and its surrounding region were annexed by Great Britain in 1878 and incorporated into the Cape Colony. When South West Africa (now Namibia) was annexed (1884) by Germany, Walvis Bay became a British exclave administered by the Cape Colony. It was administered by South West Africa from 1922... Read more
Walvis Bay
Walvis Bay (Walvisbaai), Namibia ‘Whale Bay’ in Afrikaans. It was annexed by the UK in 1878 and included in Cape Colony in 1884. It became part of South Africa in 1910 but was administered as part of South West Africa in 1922–... Read more
Walvis Bay
...enclave after Namibia reached independence in 1990. The two countries administered the enclave jointly from 1992 to 1994; then South Africa transferred it to Namibia. Its harbour serves as Namibia's chief port. Walvis Bay Walvis Bay Walvis Bay Read more

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