What to see in Walvis Bay, Namibia - top 5 attractions in town itself. Video to watch before you visit southern Africa. #Top5 #WalvisBay #Namibia Walvis Bay - town and port: http://www.namibweb.com/walvisbay.htm Timecodes: 0:21 Walvis Bay harbour 1:09 Walvis Bay lagoon & flamingoes 1:58 Pelican Point & lighthouse 3:01 Railway station & locomotive monument 3:44 Waterfront & yacht club A place of rare beauty and windswept dunes, stark landscapes and jagged coastlines - a world of untamed natural beauty - this is Walvis Bay, the main harbour of Namibia. Walvis Bay is situated on the south west coast of Africa at the edge of the Namib desert and is Namibia's principal port and growth centre. Walvis Bay's rich natural resources and strategic location provide the basis for tourism and industrial development. The existing environment of growth and prosperity has already contributed to unprecedented interest both nationally and internationally. Seen as the gateway to central and southern Africa, Walvis Bay is in the threshold of a prosperous and dynamic future. The municipal area covers 1124 km square and boasts 60 km of Atlantic coastline. On the landward side, Walvis Bay is enclosed by 23 000 square km of conservation area that includes high dunes, wetlands and Kuiseb River delta. Walvis Bay's population of 55 000 people composed of a variety of ethnic groups of different religious and cultural backgrounds. Walvis Bay, meaning "Whale Bay" in Afrikaans, has had a chequered history. The bay has been a haven for sea vessels because of its natural deep water harbour. This explains the complicated political status of Walvis Bay down the years: 1487: The first European, the renowned Portuguese navigator Bartholomew Diaz anchored his flagship "Sao Cristovao" in Walvis Bay on the 8th of December 1487, on his expedition to find a sea route to East via the Cape of Good Hope. He named the bay Golfo de Sanata Maria da Conceicao. 1840: In the scramble for Africa, Great Britain, a premier sea faring nation at the time, annexed Walvis Bay and a small area of the surrounding territory to forestall German ambitions in the region and to ensure safe passage of British ships around the Cape. 1910: Walvis Bay, as well as the Cape Colony, became part of the newly formed Union of South Africa. However, a dispute arose with Germany over the enclave's boundaries. This was eventually settled in 1911 and Walvis Bay was allocated an area of 1124 square km. 1915: South African forces ousted the Germans and Walvis Bay was quickly integrated into the new martial law regime established in  South West Africa. South Africa was later awarded control over South West Africa by the league of Nations. 1921: Civilian rule was restored in South West Africa and Walvis Bay became an integral part of South West Africa. 1971: With independence for South West Africa imminent, South Africa transferred power over Walvis Bay back to its Cape Province. 1977: In its attempt to avoid losing control of Walvis Bay to a possibly hostile SWAPO-led government, the then South African Government reimposed direct rule and reasserted its claim to sovereignty based on the original annexation.  1978: The United Nations Security Council provided for bilateral negotiations between South Africa and a future Namibia to resolve the political status of Walvis Bay. 1990: South West Africa gained Independence. A new nation, Namibia, was born but Walvis Bay remained under South African control. 1994: Walvis Bay was formally returned to Namibia after the local business community and investors in Walvis Bay applied pressure on the South African authorities to resolve the political status of Walvis Bay. COOPERATION: 1. Send your video to namhren@gmail.com 2. Watch it on our compilation 3. Get links and views to your channel YouTube channel Exploring Namibia TV publishes four video a week: on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Themes range from travelling in Africa to exploring Europe and Russia. No annoying endless begging "hit/smash that bell" and "don't forget to sub" here. © Exploring Namibia TV Soundtrack: Snowy Peaks pt I by Chris Haugen Facebook: NAMIBIA: https://www.facebook.com/groups/namibia.namibia WALVIS BAY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1walvisbay EQUIPMENT | ОБОРУДОВАНИЕ: AERIAL: DJI PHANTOM 3 PRO | DJI MAVIC PRO PHONES: IPHONE XR/12 PRO | XIAOMI REDMI NOTE VIDEO CAMERAS: SONY HDR-CX360E | PANASONIC HC-X1 ✩F A C E B O O K | ФБ ►https://www.facebook.com/ExploringNamibiaTV ✩INSTAGRAM | ИНСТА ►https://www.instagram.com/exploringnamibia ✩B L O G | БЛОГ ►http://sa-nam-news.blogspot.com ✩V K EN TV | ГРУППА ВК ►https://bit.ly/2I3ws4P ✩TELEGRAM | ТЕЛЕГРАМ ►https://t.me/ExploringNamibia ✩PURCHASE VIDEO P5 | ПОРТФОЛИО P5 ►https://bit.ly/2Vvbb6L ✩W E B S I T E | САЙТ ►http://www.traveltonamibia.com ✩C O N T A C T | КОНТАКТЫ ►info@traveltonamibia.com ✩W H A T S U P T E X T | ВОТСАП ТЕКСТ: +264 816 654893

• published: 16 Oct 2022
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