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ID: 1002129
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1002129
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Walvis Bay (former administrative division)  Walvis Bay (former administrative division)

Coordinates:
Lat: 22 55 00 S  degrees minutes   Lat: -22.9167  decimal degrees
Long: 014 20 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 14.3333  decimal degrees

Note: A former exclave of South Africa, Walvis Bay was annexed by Great Britain in 1878 and incorporated into Cape Colony, South Africa, in 1884. It was kept as a British exclave after Germany annexed South West Africa (Namibia) in 1892. It was governed by Namibia from 1922-1977, and by South Africa from 1978-1993.

Names:
Walvis Bay (preferred,C,V)
Walvisbaai (C,V)
Walfish Bay (C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Africa (continent)  ....  Africa (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Namibia (nation)  ........  Namibia (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Walvis Bay (former administrative division)  ............  Walvis Bay (former administrative division) (P)

Place Types:
former administrative division (preferred, C)
national subdivision (H)  ............  complete administration transferred to Namibia January, 28, 1994
first level subdivision (H)

Sources and Contributors:
Walfish Bay..........  [VP]
.......................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1316
Walvisbaai..........  [VP]
.......................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Walvis Bay..........  [VP Preferred]
.......................  Embassy of South Africa (1994)
.......................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1985) XII, 483
.......................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Embassy of South Africa (1994)
..................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1985) XII, 483
..................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1316
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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