Surrounding of Tsumeb

Lake Otjikoto

Its position is 20 km north to Tsumeb. It came to being when a big cave under the ground here in the dolomit-rock tipe broke down. The lake is ca. 7.000 mē big and its diameter is ca 100 m. The water is taken for water supply for Tsumeb.
Lake Otjikoto

Lake Guinas

In this lake you can find some fish which exist only in this lake.
Lake Guinas came to being on the same way like Lake Otjikoto. It lays on a private farm.

Lake Guinas

The meteorite weights ca. 50 tonnes. It is nearly 3 m long and up to 1 m thick. It came to earth 80.000 years ago. Hoba was found in 1920. It is the greatest known metal-meteorite of the world.

Hoba Meteorite

Meteorite Hoba

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