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[edit] Walvis Bay SouthAfrican?
Is it sure that "Walvis Bay" is integrated into Nambia in 1994? AmiGlobe 2002 and 1998 show it as South African
enclave??
- The Walvis Bay City Council site says "In 1994, Walvis Bay was re-integrated into Namibia after being a part of South Africa’s former Cape Province for many years." I'd be up for believing the Walvis bay City Council before something called AmiGlobe. --Roisterer 03:19, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- OK, you are right, in Encarta 2004 it is too showed as regular part of Namibia. I only doubt the year... it is too back in time for the AmiGlobe maker to omitt it and show the pre-1994 situation in the 1998-version of the atlas (it is mostly based on CIA WorldFactbook data)... maybe Walvis Bay rejoined Namibia in 1998, not 1994?
- Maybe AmiGlobe is wrong. --Golbez 09:18, Nov 14, 2004 (UTC)
- OK, you are right, in Encarta 2004 it is too showed as regular part of Namibia. I only doubt the year... it is too back in time for the AmiGlobe maker to omitt it and show the pre-1994 situation in the 1998-version of the atlas (it is mostly based on CIA WorldFactbook data)... maybe Walvis Bay rejoined Namibia in 1998, not 1994?
I am certain it's 1994 PZFUN 16:05, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)
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What company is this, AmiGlobe, that somebody believes in it like Jesus Christ ?
- Anon, AmiGlobe is a shareware geography program located at [1]. It started out on Amiga and ended up on Windows. The data shows Walvis Bay as part of Namibia, but the maps show Namibia show it as a part of South Africa. - Thanks, Hoshie | 07:27, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
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- Hi, South Africa held onto Walvis Bay even though Namibia had recently gained independence until the negotiations for a new South Africa were well underway..
Gregorydavid 07:17, 11 May 2006 (UTC) PS The reasons for that are a long story..
I know I'm being really pedantic but since Walvis Bay was founded before Namibia it can't really be said to have been 'returned'. There was no Namibia at the time it was first occupied.
[edit] External Link to Street Map of Walvis Bay
I would like to add an external link to a street map of Walvis Bay, <http://www.namibia-1on1.com/Namibia-Map/Walvis-Bay-Map.html> Are there any objections? Keith Irwin 14:53, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
