The Omatako Mountains (German: Omatakoberge) are two mountains in central Namibia's Otjozondjupa Region, located some 90km (56mi) north of Okahandja.[1] Their name in the Herero language literally means "buttocks".[2] Omatako Constituency, where the mountains are situated, derives its name from them.
Oil painting of Omatako by Helmut Lewin
The northwesterly of the two peaks, the Great Omatako (German: Omatako-Spitze), is 2,300m (7,500ft) in height, considerably higher than the other peak. The first European to record the locality was C. J. Andersson in 1851.[3]
Geology
The uppermost 300m (980ft) of each Omatako mountain is made of basalt and dolerite respectively; the darker, more spherical southeastern summit is made of dolerite, while the smooth slopes of the higher northwestern summit are made of basalt.[4]
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