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330:. In 1883 the bay area was made into a
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304:Lüderitz Speed Challenge
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995:Enseada dos Três Irmãos
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328:Angra de São Christóvão
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510:"Angra Pequena"
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1070:Gulf of Suez
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1155:Kiwaiyu Bay
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955:Durissa Bay
910:Chameis Bay
890:Cabinda Bay
885:Bosluisbaai
855:Betty’s Bay
810:Bay of Aseb
690:Arab's Gulf
655:Algiers Bay
640:Abu Qir Bay
592:Alboran Sea
434:GoogleEarth
394:Cape Colony
297:Seal Island
238:Portuguese:
206:Settlements
200:Seal Island
170:Max. length
118: /
93:Coordinates
1610:Categories
1550:Historical
1425:Walker Bay
1420:Ungama Bay
1395:Struisbaai
1375:Sofala Bay
1350:Sierra Bay
1240:Mossel Bay
1210:Markusbaai
1205:Maputo Bay
1185:Luanda Bay
1180:Lobito Bay
1175:Loango Bay
1150:Kalawy Bay
1115:Horingbaai
960:Elands Bay
945:Doringbaai
915:Chwaka Bay
850:Bera’esoli
820:Bay of Edd
790:Bandombaai
458:14 October
421:References
410:Walvis Bay
320:Portuguese
178:Max. width
1435:Yawri Bay
1405:Table Bay
1365:Slangbaai
1360:Skurfbaai
1310:Roode Bay
1265:Pipas Bay
1260:Pemba Bay
1255:Oran Gulf
1220:Menai Bay
1215:Memba Bay
1200:Manza Bay
1130:Hydra Bay
1010:Farta Bay
1005:False Bay
665:Ambas Bay
660:Algoa Bay
322:explorer
261:Geography
131:Etymology
38:Afrikaans
1621:Lüderitz
1410:Thysbaai
1305:Rock Bay
1275:Platbaai
1250:Noopbaai
1245:Möwebaai
1225:Meob Bay
1170:Langbaai
1165:Lamu Bay
1095:Hann Bay
1020:Foul Bay
925:Cuio Bay
880:Bootbaai
633:and bays
585:and seas
533:(1894).
453:Mapcarta
404:See also
365:Renamed
344:Lüderitz
286:Botswana
255:Lüderitz
210:Lüderitz
1449:Straits
1440:Yof Bay
1125:Hurdiyo
617:Red Sea
379:Namibia
348:Britain
338:trader
310:History
247:Namibia
191:Islands
160:Namibia
103:26°37′S
583:Oceans
336:German
251:Africa
226:German
106:15°9′E
34:
631:Gulfs
386:guano
154:Basin
1552:seas
460:2016
295:and
198:and
334:by
220:or
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513:.
496:^
451:.
440:^
400:.
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299:.
249:,
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563:t
556:v
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