Conception Bay (Afrikaans: Conceptionbaai, German: Empfängnisbucht)[1] is a bay on the coast of Namibia, Africa.[2] The bay is exposed, thus not providing a useful anchorage.
| Conception Bay | |
|---|---|
| Conceptionbaai (Afrikaans) | |
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  Conception Bay Location in Namibia | |
| Coordinates | 23°55′S 14°30′E / 23.917°S 14.500°E |
| Ocean/sea sources | Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin countries | Namibia |
| Settlements | None |
Geography
editConception Bay opens to the Atlantic Ocean in the northwest. There is a lagoon at the southern edge of its shoreline. The bay is located in a desolate area. It is part of one of the coastal stretches of Namibia where diamonds are found.[3]
Shipwrecks
editOn 30 July 1926 the SS Cawdor Castle, a cargo ship under the flag of the United Kingdom, ran aground in Conception Bay.[4][5] She broke up over the following weeks and was a complete wreck by early September.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon (1920), Band I, S. 562
- ^ "Conception Bay". Mapcarta. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon (1920), Band I, S. 447 ff.
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 44338. London. 31 July 1926. col G, p. 8.
- ^ "Union-Castle liner ashore". The Times. No. 44338. London. 31 July 1926. col C, p. 20.
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 44368. London. 4 September 1926. col G, p. 17.
External links
edit- Karte des Küstengebietes zwischen Hottentottenbucht und Empfängnisbucht
- Deutsch-Südwestafrika: Funkentelegrafie Empfängnisbucht
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