Trekkopje
Trekkopje | |
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  Trekkopje | |
| Coordinates: 22°17′35″S 15°06′11″E / 22.293°S 15.103°ECoordinates: 22°17′35″S 15°06′11″E / 22.293°S 15.103°E | |
| Country |  Namibia |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Trekkopje is a mountain in the Erongo Region of Namibia, c. 85 kilometres (53 mi) north-east of Swakopmund on the road to Usakos.
History[]
The Swakopmund–Windhoek railway line goes past the mountain. When the Swakopmund-Windhoek line was converted from 610 mm (2 ft) to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) in 1910, a patch of railway west of Karibib was not completed, and passengers and load had to be moved twice, in Karibib and at Trekkopje.[1] Today the railway station no longer stands, and the railway stop is not in use anymore, either.
Trekkopje was the site of the Battle of Trekkopjes, a World War I battle aimed at preventing South African troops from rebuilding the railway line. A war cemetery, Trekkopje Cemetery (22°17′17″S 15°06′07″E / 22.288°S 15.102°E) features 16 graves of railway protection troops from this battle.[2]
Trekkopje mine[]
Trekkopje mine, a currently unused Uranium mine of Areva is situated about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the mountain.[3] is in turn named after the mine, as it was built to provide the mine with water. The desalination plant is situated at the Atlantic coast near Wlotzkasbaken.
References[]
- ^ Dierks, Klaus (2001). "Namibias Schmalspureisenbahnen erschließen Afrikas letzte Wildnis". www.klausdierks.com. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ Trekkopje Cemetery at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- ^ "Trekkopje Uranium Mine, Namibia". Mining-technology.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
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