Bird Island
Bird Island is a man-made platform off the coast of Namibia between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund. It serves as a breeding ground for birds and yields guano, which is collected and sold as fertilizer.
- Rock
- Description: man-made platform off the coast of Namibia between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund, serving as a breeding ground for birds for collecting guano
- Also known as“Bird Rock”“Winter’s Folly”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kuisebmond and Walvis Bay.
Kuisebmond
Suburb
Kuisebmond is a township of Walvis Bay, Namibia, named after the Kuiseb River.
6 km south of Bird Island
Bird Island
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Latitude
-22.87838° or 22° 52′ 42″ south
Longitude
14.53579° or 14° 32′ 9″ east
Open location code
5F9P4GCP+J8
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Bird Island” goes by many names.
Bird IslandDutch
BirdinsuloEsperanto
Laddaandi NardalFulah
Laddaandi Nardal (Namibya)Fulah
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