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Walvis Bay (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 22 59 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -22.9833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 014 31 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 14.5167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Situated on the fringe of the Namib desert; harbor is a well-protected, deepwater anchorage for the South African navy; fishing industry has declined due to massive coastal overfishing in the mid-1970s; port has exported uranium since the late 1970s. |
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| Walvis Bay (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Walvisbaai (C,V,Afrikaans-P,U,N)
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| Walfischbai (C,O)
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| Walfisch-Bucht-Niederland (C,V)
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Erongo (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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