Namibia

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Hoba Meteorite near Grootfontein, Namibia

Largest Known Meteorite on Earth

As the largest known meteorite known on earth, you would think that this 60-ton iron-nickel meteorite would have left an immense blast crater when it fell to earth nearly 80 million years ago.... »

Geological Oddities | Edited by kwinb, Dylan and others

Kolmanskop Ghost Town

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert

People flocked to what became known as Kolmanskop, Namibia, after the discovery of diamonds in the area in 1908. As people arrived with high hopes, houses and other key buildings were built. The... »

Ghost Towns | Edited by michelle, Dylan and 2 others

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