Swakopmund

Namibia / Erongo / Swakopmund /
 city, capital city of state/province/region, resort
Swakopmund (locally known as Swakop) is a town on the Namibian coastline. The town started as a German port and today is a base for uranium mining and a major tourist town. Tourism features include visiting the desert environment around the town and taking in the German/Namibian feel of the town. Swakopmund has also become the hub of adventure activities such as Skydiving, Sand boarding and Quad Biking. For info go to www.swakop.com
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swakopmund
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Coordinates:   22°39'20"S   14°32'51"E
This article was last modified 15 years ago