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Lüderitz
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Lüderitz (German) [ˈlyːdərɪts]
n
(Placename) a port in Namibia: diamond-mining centre. Pop.: 6000 (1990)


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Kolmanskop, Namibia Before you enter this abandoned mining town in the Namib desert, you'll need to stop in nearby Luderitz for a permit -- a holdover from the days when Kolmanskop was a free-for-all for diamond hunters.
A separate project could see Botswana's Morepule Colliery linked to the Aranos reserves in Namibia by another new railway for export via a new coal terminal at Shearwater Bay in Namibia, about 30km south of the existing port of Luderitz.
 
 
 
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