Alone, Swakopmund, Namibia
The town of Swakopmund is a failed attempt to have a port build closer to the administrative center of the former colony “Südwest Afrika”, Windhoek. Adolf Lüderitz built the town and port of Lüdertiz in the south of the colony, but this one was quite distant from Windhoek. With Swakopmund it would have been a straight shot to the capital, but the strong current of the sea and the lack of a bay made this a failure. Yet, the town still exists and it is one of the favorite destination for Summer vacation. The cold sea current coming from the South Pole area cools down the temperatures. At the same time the coldness of the sea does not allow evaporation and hence no rain. Similar to the Atacama desert in South America. The entire coast of Namibia is a desert due to this phenomenon.
Present image is the view of my hotel room window in Swakopmund across the Swakop river/wash.
Interested in a photo tour through the American Southwest, Brazil, Bolivia, Namibia or Tuscany? I can help you with it and make you come back with unique shots.
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Image is under Copyright by Peter Boehringer.
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Alone, Swakopmund, Namibia
The town of Swakopmund is a failed attempt to have a port build closer to the administrative center of the former colony “Südwest Afrika”, Windhoek. Adolf Lüderitz built the town and port of Lüdertiz in the south of the colony, but this one was quite distant from Windhoek. With Swakopmund it would have been a straight shot to the capital, but the strong current of the sea and the lack of a bay made this a failure. Yet, the town still exists and it is one of the favorite destination for Summer vacation. The cold sea current coming from the South Pole area cools down the temperatures. At the same time the coldness of the sea does not allow evaporation and hence no rain. Similar to the Atacama desert in South America. The entire coast of Namibia is a desert due to this phenomenon.
Present image is the view of my hotel room window in Swakopmund across the Swakop river/wash.
Interested in a photo tour through the American Southwest, Brazil, Bolivia, Namibia or Tuscany? I can help you with it and make you come back with unique shots.
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Image is under Copyright by Peter Boehringer.
Contact me by email if you want to buy or use my photographs.
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