Conception Bay (Namibia)
| Conception Bay | |
|---|---|
| Conceptionbaai(Afrikaans) | |
 | |
  Conception Bay Location in Namibia | |
| Coordinates | 23°55′S14°30′E/ 23.917°S 14.500°E |
| Ocean/sea sources | Atlantic Ocean |
| Basincountries | Namibia |
| Settlements | None |
Conception Bay(Afrikaans:Conceptionbaai,German:Empfängnisbucht)[1]is a bay on the coast ofNamibia,Africa.[2]The bay is exposed, thus not providing a useful anchorage.
Geography
[edit]Conception Bay opens to theAtlantic Oceanin the northwest. There is a lagoon at the southern edge of its shoreline. The bay is located in a desolate area. It is part of one of the coastal stretches of Namibia wherediamondsare found.[3]
Shipwrecks
[edit]On 30 July 1926 theSSCawdor Castle,a cargo ship under the flag of theUnited Kingdom,ran aground in Conception Bay.[4][5]She broke up over the following weeks and was a complete wreck by early September.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon (1920), Band I, S. 562
- ^"Conception Bay".Mapcarta.Retrieved13 November2016.
- ^Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon (1920), Band I, S. 447 ff.
- ^"Casualty reports".The Times.No. 44338. London. 31 July 1926. col G, p. 8.
- ^"Union-Castle liner ashore".The Times.No. 44338. London. 31 July 1926. col C, p. 20.
- ^"Casualty reports".The Times.No. 44368. London. 4 September 1926. col G, p. 17.
External links
[edit]- Karte des Küstengebietes zwischen Hottentottenbucht und Empfängnisbucht
- Deutsch-Südwestafrika: Funkentelegrafie Empfängnisbucht
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