Shark Island, Namibia
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Shark Island, or Haifisch Island, is a small island off the coastal city of Lüderitz in Namibia which is used as a campsite for tourists.
Haifisch Island was the site of a concentration camp from 1904 to 1907 which held members of the Herero and Nama tribes. Forced labour from the camp was used to build Lüderitz and local railways. Other camps existed throughout the then German South-West Africa and sites like Swakopmund, Windhoek, and Okahandja.
The Herero and Namaka genocide was recognized both by the United Nations and Germany. At the 100th anniversary of the massacre, German Minister for Economic Development and Cooperation Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul commemorated the dead on site and apologized for the crimes on behalf of all Germans.
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