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Shark Island (German: Haifischinsel) is a small peninsula adjacent to the coastal city of Lüderitz in Namibia. Its area is about 40 hectares (99 acres). Formerly an island, it became a peninsula from 1906 on by the creation of a wide land connection that doubled its former size.
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Shark Island
Haifischinsel | |
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Peninsula | |
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  Shark Island | |
| Coordinates: 26°38′S 15°09′E | |
| Country |  Namibia |
| Region | ǁKaras Region |
| Constituency | ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency |
| Establishment | 1904–05 |
| Founded by |  German Empire |
It had been formerly named Star Island by British Captain Alexander during his 1795 surveying expedition.[1]
Concentration camp
The island was site of Shark Island death camp. It was Namibia's first large-scale death camp. Close to 1,800 Nama prisoners arrived in September 1906, including Cornelius Frederiks, one of the strongest Nama military leaders.[1]
Shark Island has been called the "blueprint" for what the Nazis did later. Long before Hitler or the Nazis, the Germans shipped the Nama people to a remote location, where they performed experiments on the Nama and worked them to death.[2]
References
- Cassidy, Joseph (2009). Place Names of Namibia A Historical Dictionary. Windhoek: Macmillan Education Namibia Publishers (Pty) Ltd. p. 102. ISBN 978-99916-0-654-5.
- Steinhauser, Gabriele (28 July 2017). "Germany Confronts the Forgotten Story of Its Other Genocide". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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На других языках
[de] Shark Island (Namibia)
Shark Island (deutsch Haifischinsel) ist eine Halbinsel an der Küste Namibias im Südatlantik. Sie befindet sich in der Lüderitzbucht.- [en] Shark Island, Namibia
[fr] Shark Island (Namibie)
Shark Island (en français l'île aux requins), est une petite péninsule à proximité de la ville côtière de Lüderitz en Namibie. Sa superficie est d'environ 40 hectares. Autrefois une île, elle devient péninsule à partir de 1906, par la création d'une connexion en terre qui double sa taille initiale.[it] Shark Island (Namibia)
Shark Island (in tedesco: Haifischinsel) è una penisola adiacente alla città costiera di Lüderitz, in Namibia. Copre una superficie di circa 0,4 km². Originariamente un'isola, nel 1906 è stata unita alla costa, raddoppiando le sue dimensioni originarie.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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