Bogenfels

Coordinates: 27°27′38″S 15°23′31″E / 27.46056°S 15.39194°E / -27.46056; 15.39194
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Close up aerial photograph of Bogenfels
Approaching Bogenfels on foot

Bogenfels is a location in the coastal

Sperrgebiet, at 27° 28'S, about 95 kilometres (59 mi) south of Lüderitz and 32 kilometres (20 mi) south of Pomona
but there are official guided tours.

Geology

With its highest point at 55 metres (180 ft) above sea level, the formation is a mix of hard dolomite and soft shale.

Settlement

A settlement developed in the area after diamonds were discovered. In 1950, it was evacuated and has remained a ghost town since.[citation needed] A private narrow-gauge electrified railway once served the diamond mining industry. It ran 119 kilometres (74 mi) via Pomona to Kolmanskop and was powered by a 1.5 megawatts (2,000 hp) power station in Lüderitz. It was completed in 1913 but destroyed in World War I in 1915 by South African troops.[2][3]

Philately

From 1931 to 1996, South West Africa and later Namibia issued postage stamps depicting the Bogenfels.

References

  1. ISBN 978-99916-0-654-5
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  2. ^ Dierks, Klaus, "The German Period 1895–1915", The Development of the Namibian Railway Network, retrieved 15 November 2023
  3. ^ Dierks, Klaus, Namibias Schmalspureisenbahnen erschließen Afrikas letzte Wildnis. Namibias Schienenverkehr zwischen Aufbau und Rückgang [Namibia's Narrow-Gauge Railways Develop Africa's Last Wilderness. Rise and Fall of Namibia's Railway Transport] (in German), retrieved 15 November 2023

27°27′38″S 15°23′31″E / 27.46056°S 15.39194°E / -27.46056; 15.39194


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