Conception Bay | |
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Conceptionbaai ( Afrikaans) | |
Coordinates | 23°55′S 14°30′E / 23.917°S 14.500°E |
Ocean/sea sources | Atlantic Ocean |
Basin countries | Namibia |
Settlements | None |
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 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]
On 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]
Conception Bay | |
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Conceptionbaai ( Afrikaans) | |
Coordinates | 23°55′S 14°30′E / 23.917°S 14.500°E |
Ocean/sea sources | Atlantic Ocean |
Basin countries | Namibia |
Settlements | None |
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 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]
On 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]