Penguin Islands
The Penguin Islands are a historical group of mostly scattered small islands and rocks situated along a 355 kilometres long stretch of the Namibian coastline.- Type: Island
- Description: Namibian archipelago
- Also known as: “Pikkewyn-eilande”, “Pinguininseln”, and “Pinquin Insel”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lüderitz railway station and Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Lüderitz railway station
Railway station
Lüderitz railway station is a railway station serving the town of Lüderitz in Namibia. It was erected in 1904. Lüderitz railway station is situated 3½ km south of Penguin Islands.
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Church
Photo: Diascanprojekt Dunst, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Evangelical Lutheran Church is situated 3½ km south of Penguin Islands.
Deutsche Bank Afrika Building
Building
Photo: Diascanprojekt Dunst, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deutsche Bank Afrika Building is situated 3½ km south of Penguin Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lüderitz.
Lüderitz
Photo: Martin Cígler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lüderitz is a town in the ǁKaras region of southern Namibia, situated on the coast of the Atlantic. It is a former colonial German town, noted for its distinctive German atmosphere and colonial style buildings, reflecting the Art Nouveau style architecture at the turn of the century.
Penguin Islands
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: ǁKaras, Namibia, Southern Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Penguin Islands” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Pikkewyn-eilande”
- Asturian: “Islles Pingüín”
- Cebuano: “Penguin Island”
- Chinese: “企鵝群島”
- Chinese: “企鹅群岛”
- Czech: “Ostrovy Tučňáků”
- Dutch: “Penguin Islands”
- Esperanto: “Pingvenaj Insuloj”
- Finnish: “Pingviinisaaret”
- Georgian: “პინგვინის კუნძულები”
- German: “Penguin Islands”
- German: “Pinguininseln”
- Hebrew: “איי פנגווין”
- Icelandic: “Mörgæsaeyjar”
- Indonesian: “Kepulauan Penguin”
- Italian: “Isole dei Pinguini”
- Japanese: “ペンギン諸島”
- Spanish: “Islas Pingüino”
- Swedish: “Penguin Islands”
- Swedish: “Pikkewyn-eilande”
- Swedish: “Pinguininseln”
- Swedish: “Pingvinöarna”
- Urdu: “پینگوئن جزائر”
- Vietnamese: “Quần đảo Chim cánh cụt”
- Vietnamese: “Quần đảo Chim Cánh Cụt”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tiger Reef and Nautilus Point.
ǁKaras: Must-Visit Destinations
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