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WALFISH BAY

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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 270 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BAY , a See also:harbour of See also:South-See also:West See also:Africa with a See also:coast-See also:line of 20 M. terminated southward by See also:Pelican Point in 22° 54' S., 14° 27' E. It belongs to See also:Great See also:Britain, together with a See also:strip of territory extending 15 M. along the coast south of Pelican Point and with a See also:depth inland from ro to 15 M. The See also:total See also:area is 430 sq. m. Except seaward Walfish Bay is surrounded by See also:German South-West Africa. The See also:northern boundary is the Swakop See also:river; See also:east and south there are no natural frontiers. The coast See also:district, composed of See also:sand See also:dunes, is succeeded by a See also:plateau covered in See also:part with sparse vegetation. The river Kuisip, usually dry, has its mouth in the bay—which forms the finest harbour along a coast-line of over r000 m. The harbour is provided with a See also:pier 200 yds. See also:long and is safe in all weathers. It was formerly frequented by whaling vessels (hence its name). The See also:town has a small See also:trade with the Hereros of the adjoining German See also:protectorate. A See also:tramway, 11 m. long, runs inland to Rooikop on the German frontier. Pop.

(1904), 997, including 144 whites. Walfish Bay forms a detached portion of the Cape See also:

province of the See also:Union of South Africa. It was proclaimed See also:British territory on the 12th of See also:March 1878, and was annexed to Cape See also:Colony on the 7th of See also:August 1884 (see AFRICA, § 5). The delimitation of the See also:southern frontier was in 1909 referred to the See also:king of See also:Spain as arbitrator between Great Britain and See also:Germany.

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