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Coordinates: 22°1735S 15°0611E / 22.293°S 15.103°E / -22.293; 15.103
 

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Trekkopje
Trekkopje is located in Namibia
Trekkopje

Trekkopje

Coordinates: 22°17′35S 15°06′11E / 22.293°S 15.103°E / -22.293; 15.103
Country Namibia
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Trekkopje is a mountain in the Erongo RegionofNamibia, c. 85 kilometres (53 mi) north-east of Swakopmund on the road to Usakos.

History

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Trekkopje railway stop

The Swakopmund–Windhoek railway line goes past the mountain. When the Swakopmund-Windhoek line was converted from 610 mm (ft) to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) in 1910, a patch of railway west of Karibib was not completed, and passengers and load had to be moved twice, in Karibib and at Trekkopje.[1] Today the railway station no longer stands, and the railway stop is not in use anymore, either.

Trekkopje was the site of the Battle of Trekkopjes, a World War I battle aimed at preventing South African troops from rebuilding the railway line. A war cemetery, Trekkopje Cemetery (22°17′17S 15°06′07E / 22.288°S 15.102°E / -22.288; 15.102) features 16 graves of railway protection troops from this battle.[2]

Trekkopje mine

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Trekkopje mine, a currently unused Uranium mine of Areva is situated about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the mountain.[3] Trekkopje desalination plant is in turn named after the mine, as it was built to provide the mine with water. The desalination plant is situated at the Atlantic coast near Wlotzkasbaken.

References

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  1. ^ Dierks, Klaus (2001). "Namibias Schmalspureisenbahnen erschließen Afrikas letzte Wildnis". www.klausdierks.com. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  • ^ Trekkopje Cemetery at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  • ^ "Trekkopje Uranium Mine, Namibia". Mining-technology.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.

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