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Revision as of 10:30, 17 February 2011
Windhoek, Namibia
Latitude/Longitude 23deg 33.67’SOUTH Longitude: 15deg 02.476’ EAST [1]
Elevation Avg = 1251 meters [2]
Major Bodies of Water The Atlantic Ocean runs along the West coast of Namibia [3]
Contents
Climate
Climate Zone
AW (dry winter season) on Köppen climate chart
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Geology
Tectonic plate boundaries near Windhoek
Windhoek is located on the middle of the African plate, not close to any plate boundaries. The city is approximately 3,000 kilometers from the mid-ocean ridge.
Rocks that underlie Windhoek
Windhoek sits on many metamorphic rocks, such as quartzite, schist, and dolomite. There used to be many sedimentary rocks, but they, over time, have been compressed to form these metamorphic rocks.
- ↑ http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/.../inspectripNamibia1-13October2006.doc
- ↑ Google Earth
- ↑ Google Earth
- ↑ Google Earth
- ↑ http://geology.about.com/library/bl/maps/n_map_namibia.htm
