Lüderitzbucht - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Lüderitzbucht Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,753,810,157 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Angra Pequena
(redirected from Lüderitzbucht)

    Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.

Angra Pequena

Name given in 1487 by Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias to the inlet on which the port of Lüderitz in Namibia now stands, population (1990 est) 6,000. The German protectorate over South West Africa was declared here in 1884.

Lüderitz was established in 1883 by a Bremen tobacco and guana merchant, Adolf Lüderitz, who purchased it from the local Nama chief and used it to obtain concessions for an area extending from 26 degrees to 18 degrees south (excluding the Cape enclave at Walvis Bay). Before this, the settlement was also known as Angra Pequena.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in
No references found
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.