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850:. London: C. Hurst & Co. pp. 1272–1298.
613:Windhoek–De Aar railway also crosses here.
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157:During the
106:Cape Colony
1072:Categories
1047:Mozambique
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857:0903983877
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114:Walvis Bay
112:. In 1878
82:See also:
610:24 hours
472:24 hours
264:, and at
262:Cape Town
233:Crossings
1057:Zimbabwe
1037:Eswatini
1032:Botswana
971:Botswana
799:See also
282:Namibia
126:Lüderitz
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182:Dispute
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102:Britain
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966:Angola
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291:Notes
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305:Road
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