Haifisch Island

Shark Island is a small peninsula adjacent to the coastal city of in . Its area is about 40 hectares. Formerly an island, it became a peninsula from 1906 on by the creation of a wide land connection that doubled its former size.
Wikipedia
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 20 metres (66 feet)
  • Description: small peninsula (formerly island) adjacent to Lüderitz in Namibia
  • Also known as
    “Shark Island”
    “Shark Island, Namibia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lüderitz railway station and Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a railway station serving the town of in .

Church
Photo: Diascanprojekt Dunst, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Diascanprojekt Dunst, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lüderitz.

Photo: Martin Cígler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the region of southern , situated on the coast of the Atlantic.

Haifisch Island

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Latitude
-26.63694° or 26° 38′ 13″ south
Longitude
15.15258° or 15° 9′ 9″ east
Open location code
5F5Q9573+62
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1252300559
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
3353151
Wiki­data ID
Q1457215

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Haifisch Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Shark Island (lawis)”
  • Cebuano: “Shark Island”
  • Chinese: “沙克岛”
  • Chinese: “沙克島”
  • Dutch: “Shark Island”
  • Esperanto: “Ŝarkinsulo”
  • French: “Shark Island”
  • Fulah: “Wuro Shark, Namibia”
  • German: “Haifischinsel”
  • German: “Shark Island”
  • Hebrew: “אי הכרישים”
  • Hebrew: “האי שארק”
  • Hungarian: “Shark Island”
  • Italian: “Shark Island”
  • Polish: “Shark Island”
  • Swedish: “Shark Island, Namibia”
  • Swedish: “Shark Island”
  • Urdu: “شارک آئی لینڈ، نمیبیا”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Customs Office and Lüderitz Waterfront.

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