Lüderitz is a town in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. It lies on one of the least hospitable coasts in Africa. It is a port developed around Robert Harbour and Shark Island. Lüderitz had a popu
An aerial view of Lüderitz with the Felsenkirche in the foreground and the rest of the town in the background
Bird's eye view of Lüderitz (May 2017)
Angra Pequena View from Nautilus Point, German Medal 1884, obverse
German Protectorate Medal Lüderitz Territory 7 August 1884, reverse.
Franz Adolf Eduard Lüderitz was a German merchant and the founder of German South West Africa, Imperial Germany's first colony. The coastal town of Lüderitz, located in the ǁKaras Region of southern N
Lüderitz
…and ostriches. It is also home to a museum and lies at the end of a currently decommissioned railway line to Keetmanshoop. The town is named after Adolf Lüderitz, founder of the German South West Africa colony. The centre of Lüderitz's economic activity is the port, until the incorporation of the Walvis Bay…
F.A.E. Lüderitz (around 1885)