Walvis Bay (Walvisbaai, Walfischbucht, Walfischbai, Whale Bay), a harbor city on the Atlantic ocean coast of Namibia, along the strategic route around

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Walvis Bay (Walvisbaai, Walfischbucht, Walfischbai, Whale Bay), a harbor city on the Atlantic ocean coast of Namibia, along the strategic route around the Cape of Good Hope The bay is a safe haven for sea vessels because of its natural deepwater harbour, protected by the Pelican Point sand spit. The only natural harbor along the country's coast, rich in plankton and marine life, attracting whalers and fishing vessels. The Herero people of the area called it Ezorongondo. Situated just north of the Tropic of Capricorn in the Kuiseb River delta at the end of the TransNamib Railway to Windhoek.

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