Things to find in Namibia

What the map holds here

• Kolmanskop Haunted place
  A German diamond-boom town in the Namib desert, abandoned to the dunes. When diamonds were found in the sand here in 1908 a wealthy little town rose complete with ballroom, theatre, hospital and the first X-ray machine in the...
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• The Bom Jesus and the Skeleton Coast Legend
  This one stopped being a legend in 2008, which is exactly why it belongs here. Miners draining a lagoon in the Sperrgebiet diamond fields near Oranjemund hit timbers, then copper ingots, then a chest of gold coins: the Bom Jesus,...
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• Tsumeb Gem & mineral ground
  One of the greatest mineral localities in the history of the world. The Tsumeb mine in Namibia, worked for copper and lead, produced the most beautiful specimens ever found of dozens of species, blazing green dioptase, deep-blue...
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Every one of these is sourced

Each entry links to the record it came from. Access rules, permits and land status vary by country and are noted where the source states them, check locally before you go.