Conception Bay (Namibia)
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Coordinates | 23°55′S 14°30′E / 23.917°S 14.500°ECoordinates: 23°55′S 14°30′E / 23.917°S 14.500°E |
Native name | Conceptionbaai (Afrikaans) |
Ocean/sea sources | Atlantic Ocean |
Basin countries | Namibia |
Settlements | None |
Conception Bay (Afrikaans: Conceptionbaai, German: Empfängnisbucht)[1] is a bay on the coast of Namibia, Africa.[2] The bay is exposed, not providing a useful anchorage.
Geography[]
Conception Bay opens to the Atlantic Ocean in 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 where diamonds are found.[3]
Shipwrecks[]
On 30 July 1926 the , a cargo ship under the flag of the United 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[]
References[]
- ^ Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon (1920), Band I, S. 562
- ^ "Conception Bay". Mapcarta. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon (1920), Band I, S. 447 ff.
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times (44338). London. 31 July 1926. col G, p. 8.
- ^ "Union-Castle liner ashore". The Times (44338). London. 31 July 1926. col C, p. 20.
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times (44368). London. 4 September 1926. col G, p. 17.
External links[]
- Karte des Küstengebietes zwischen Hottentottenbucht und Empfängnisbucht
- Deutsch-Südwestafrika: Funkentelegrafie Empfängnisbucht
Categories:
- Bays of Namibia
- Namibia geography stubs