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	Namaqualand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Namaqualand (Afrikaans: Namakwaland) is an arid region of south-western Africa, extending along the west coast over 600 miles and covering a total area of 170,000 square miles/440,000 sq km.
		It is divided by the lower course of the Orange River into two portions - Little Namaqualand to the south and Great Namaqualand to the north.
		Little Namaqualand forms part of Northern Cape Province, South Africa, and Great Namaqualand is in the Kara region of Namibia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Namaqualand (126 words)

	Cape Colony - LoveToKnow 1911
		Crossing the Little Karroo, it is joined from the east by the Olifants (115 m.), a stream which rises in the Great Karroo, being known in its upper course as the Traka, and pierces the Zwarteberg near its eastern end.
		The western coastlands and the Little Karroo have a rainfall of from io to 20 in.; the Cape peninsula by exception having an average yearly rainfall of 40 in.
		Port Nolloth is the seaport for the Namaqualand copper mines, whose headquarters are at O'okiep (2106).
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Cape_Colony (17036 words)

	Namaqualand, South Africa
		Namaqualand occupies an area of some 48,000sq.km/18,530sq.mi in the northwest of South Africa, extending from Vanrhynsdorp in the south to the Orange River (here forming the frontier with Namibia) in the north and reaching westward to Pofadder.
		When the first whites settled in Namaqualand in the mid 19th C they came in contact with Bushmen, who were already working the copper ore in the region.
		Namaqualand is also an important diamond-mining area, the first diamonds having been found in 1926 between Port Nolloth and the mouth of the Orange River in Alexander Bay.
	www.planetware.com /south-africa/namaqualand-saf-nc-nam.htm (388 words)

	Vicariate Apostolic of Orange River
		It comprises the whole of Little Namaqualand (beginning on the northern line of Clan William County in Cape Colony, i.
		The "aristocracy" in Great Namaqualand consists of German immigrants, and, in the other parts of the mission, of English, Irish, and Boer settlers, while the Hottentots form the bulk of the scanty population in the two Namaqualands.
		In Little Namaqualand the natives understand Dutch or English; but in Great Namaqualand, besides German, the extremely difficult language of the Hottentots has to be mastered.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/o/orange_river,vicariate_apostolic_of.html (891 words)

	Safari areas: Namaqualand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Namaqualand, sometimes called Little Namaqualand, is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Western Cape province, and on the north by the Orange River, which forms the border with Namibia.
		Namaqualand contains three distinct terrains: a sandy coastal plain along the Atlantic, a central mountainous area with peaks up to 1707 m (5600 ft), and a high plateau in the east.
		Namaqualand refers to the Nama-speaking people (the Khoikhoi) who were once predominant in the region.
	www.travel-around.com /webs/budgetsafari/namaqualand.html (556 words)

	The History of Granulite-Facies Metamorphism and Crustal Growth from Single Zircon U-Pb Geochronology: Namaqualand, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In Namaqualand, for example, Waters, (1989,, 1990) argued that peak metamorphic conditions could be attained by magmatic accretion and that this might have been achieved by a thick basaltic underplate at least 10 km below the present level of erosion, accompanied by voluminous felsic intrusions into the mid-crust.
		Little meaningful age information is available from this sample although the available data are consistent with it having been subjected to a similar history to the Brandewynsbank gneiss.
		In western Namaqualand, north of the OCD, a pristine, relatively unmetamorphosed, remnant of this crust (the Richtersveld terrane) is preserved as the Vioolsdrif Suite and Orange River Sequence, which comprise a calc-alkaline composite batholith and associated extrusives perhaps akin to a magmatic arc adjacent to a convergent continental margin (Reid and Barton, 1983).
	library.iem.ac.ru /j-petr/12-4099/html/egc082_gml.html (9048 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Namaqualand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		An arid region, Namaqualand is populated chiefly by the pastoral-agricultural Nama (Hottentots), who speak a Khoikhoi language.
		Near the Atlantic Ocean are extensive alluvial diamond beds; copper is mined in Little Namaqualand.
		History of the Okiep copper district: Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province South Africa.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/N/Namaqual.asp (298 words)

	Namaqualand: An extraordinary desert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In the extreme north of Namaqualand, enfolded by a great bend in the Orange River, lies the Richtersveld, a mountain desert built of sheared and shattered sediments that are amongst the oldest on earth.
		Short lifespans, coupled with restricted gene-flow in pollen and seeds (most Namaqualand plants are insect-pollinated and many have seeds that have limited means of dispersal), result in many generations on which natural selection can act, and the maintenance of highly localized genetic races.
		Namaqualand’s mineral wealth of diamonds, copper, gypsum and rare metals underpinned the region’s economic growth for most of the last century.
	www.plant-talk.org /stories/22namaql.html (2601 words)

	Flowers of Namaqualand
		Namaqualand is renowned for its annual mass display of wild flowers and a rich diversity of succulent plants.
		The region is dominated by succulents with little grass and a scarcity of tall shrubs and trees.
		In terms of natural selection, the flowers of Namaqualand have been selected for their ability to survive and multiply in a somewhat hostile environment.
	www.encounter.co.za /article/197.html (525 words)

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		Further, dividing the highway from the field, little purple flowers fought for space with stones and gravels.
		It was at the Namaqualand National Park where that explosion of color rose to its climax.
		Then, I was able to perceive that, among the little white stones, other subtler forms were profusely springing out.
	www.conservation.org /xp/frontlines/protectedareas/01150501.xml (1038 words)

	Info
		Namaqualand, sometimes called Little Namaqualand, is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Olifantsriver and on the north by the Orange River, which forms the border with Namibia.
		Namaqualand contains three distinct terrains: a sandy coastal plain along the Atlantic, a central mountainous area with peaks up to 1707 m, and a high plateau in the east.
		Little has changed in this sense that hardly any development has taken place and the border is often just a line drawn on a map - still peoples and wildlife co-exist in harmony and trek across borders at will.
	www.new.co.za /~safari/Info.htm (4540 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Succulent Karoo (AT1322)
		The Namaqualand-Namib Domain is part of the Namaqualand Metamorphic Province, comprising granites and gneisses that are from 1 to 2 billion years old (Watkeys 1999).
		Its name refers to the scattered individuals of tall shrubs and small trees (2 m to 3 m in height) that "break" the uniformity of the low shrub layer, which is rich in succulents, especially those in the families Mesembryanthemaceae and Euphorbiaceae.
		In the Southern Karoo Domain, the Little Karoo is recognized as a distinct center of endemism.
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at1322_full.html (4698 words)

	History of Cape Colony from 1806 to 1870 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The championship of Khoikhoi grievances by the missionaries caused much dissatisfaction among the majority of the colonists, whose conservative views temporarily prevailed, for in 1812 an ordinance was issued which gave magistrates the power to bind Khoikhoi children as apprentices under conditions little different from those of slavery.
		During his governorship the resources of the colony had increased with the opening of the copper mines in Little Namaqualand, the mohair wool industry had been established and Natal made a separate colony.
		The opening, in November 1863, of the railway from Cape Town to Wellington, and the construction in 1860 of the great breakwater in Table Bay, long needed on that perilous coast, marked the beginning in the colony of public works on a large scale.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Cape_Colony_from_1806_to_1870 (4153 words)

	Tours
		Namaqualand is also called: "The Garden of the Gods" - The flowers is so diverse and amazing, covering both land and mountains.
		We proceed to the quaint little settlement of Paternoster.
		On to the quaint little settlement of Paternoster.
	www.new.co.za /~safari/Tours.htm (22452 words)

	Griqualand East - LoveToKnow 1911
		It has a general elevation of 3000 to 4000 ft. above the sea, low ranges of rocky hills, the Kaap, Asbestos, Vansittart and Langeberg mountains, traversing its western portion in a general N.E.-S.W. direction.
		The only perennial rivers are in the eastern district, through which the Vaal flows from a point a little above Fourteen Streams to its junction with the Orange (160 m.).
		From Little Namaqualand came a few half-breeds and others under the leadership of Adam Kok, son of Cornelius Kok and grandson of Adam Kok (c.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Griqualand_East (1551 words)

	Heliophila coronopifolia
		In nature they are found from Namaqualand to the Western Cape, often flowering in enormous drifts and covering fields in clouds of blue.
		The blue flowers are arranged in little spikes at the top of the stems.
		Inspite of their fragile appearance these little annuals have adapted to grow and flower abundantly in areas known for their heat and drought.
	www.plantzafrica.com /planthij/heliophilacoronopifolia.htm (362 words)

	Capetown Conference on Land Tenure Issues: 10. Chan, Tung (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Another example was recorded by the explorer Alexander who indicated that when he was in Little Namaqualand, he was approached to adjudicate a case brought to him by Paul Links, the traditional leader of the Richtersveld people.
		Whilst in the normal routine life of the tribe it is used with impunity, and indeed with little regard or ceremony, it acquires on critical occasions a twofold significance.
		It becomes, on the one hand a source of protection against evils threatening the tribe and its members, and it is, on the other hand, a danger to the members of the tribe who are, for one reason or another, in a critical condition.
	www.mekonginfo.org /mrc/html/capetown/cape10.htm (7932 words)

	Granulites and Migmatites
		In western Namaqualand, the event involved compressional structures, voluminous early syn- and late-tectonic magmatism, and metamorphic mineral growth which is partly syn- and partly post-tectonic.
		The precursors of the Little Namaqualand Suite gneisses appear to record a magmatic age (not a metamorphic age) of around 1200 Ma.
		Similar age relationships probably apply in adjacent areas of eastern Namaqualand and in Natal, and the framework should be tested by attempting to date the metamorphic climax in other areas.
	www.earth.ox.ac.uk /~davewa/research/granmig.html (3173 words)

	Okiep in the Namaqualand, once Centre of Copper Mining in South Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The little hamlet of Okiep lies eight kilometres north of Springbok.
		Because there was not enough water for the steam engines, the Namaqualand Mule Train was pulled by mules until 1890.
		Also offered are 4x4 tours into the surrounding areas, including the visit to a diamond mine at the coast and to the Richtersveld National Park.
	www.southafrica-travel.net /namaqua/e5_okiep.htm (205 words)

	Notes on Some Interesting Place Names in Namaqualand
		The little village started as an police outpost and later a police station was established under a Camel-thorn tree.
		It must be remembered that the dialects of the region differ from that of Cape Town and elsewhere and thus it is believed that "Ken Haar" (Know her) the name of the village is supposed to have been derived.
		The little village of Draghoender some 100 km from Kenhardt was named after a British cavalry regiment that formed part of the Cape Town garrison know as the Dragoons.
	www.earthfoot.org /lit_zone/placenam.htm (905 words)

	UCBG * Bishop's Hats *
		Monilaria lives in the arid quartz fields of northern Namaqualand, in the far northwest of South Africa, while Mitrophyllum and Meyerophytum live in the even bleaker coastal regions of the Richtersveld immediately to the north.
		Rain, when it falls here at all, is strictly limited to the winter months, and as much moisture comes from the fog that frequently creeps in from the cold ocean waters to the west.
		Monilaria grow in northern Namaqualand, in the surreal quartz fields of the Knersvlakte, an ancient, dry river delta covered with white quartz pebbles.
	botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu /SOM/SOM-bishopsHats.shtml (2021 words)

	The Apostles of Fylde Methodism, a book by John Taylor (1885)
		Lives of self-denial, and deeds of heroism, had laid the foundations of the Church as it is today, and the noble men and women who had toiled, and suffered, and died for the truth, were in danger of being forgotten.
		She was a member of the little Society at Brimicroft in 1759 and continued to be a faithful and devoted Christian to the end of her days.
		Cumpsty, and finding her little room crowded with children, offered her the use of his larger room, on condition that she would clean it and put it in order for the services on Sunday.
	home.clara.net /gmeth/jtaylor.htm (22243 words)

	Namaqualand, South Africa – Go2Africa’s Guide for Northern Cape Vacations
		The Orange River divides Namaqualand into two portions: Greater Namaqualand to the north (in the Kara region of Namibia) and Little Namaqualand in South Africa.
		The Namaqualand region is most famous for the metamorphosis that follows its winter.
		Spektakelberg (‘spectacle mountain’) in the Namaqualand was so named due to a comment made by Simon van der Stel, Governer of the Cape of Good Hope in the late 1600s, upon reaching the peak: “What a spectacle!”
	www.go2africa.com /south-africa/northern-cape/namaqualand (286 words)

	Robert Moffat - Scottish Missionary in Africa
		During his apprenticeship he attended evening classes, learned to play a little on the violin, and took some lessons at the anvil.
		Moffat was destined for Namaqualand, beyond the border of the colony, but permission to go thither was temporarily refused by the governor for political reasons, and Moffat went to Stellenbooch to learn Dutch.
		He stayed in Namaqualand a little over a year, living like a native.
	www.tokencoins.com /book/moffat.htm (2984 words)

	Pick 'n Pay - Enviro Fact Sheets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In the Richtersveld, the halfmens, with its bent, human-like posture graces the south-facing slopes of the steep mountains.
		In the Little Karoo, the 'bossieveld' is dotted with guarrie trees which are frequently browsed by goats.
		Efforts are underway to proclaim parks in the Knersvlakte, the Namaqualand coast and the Little Karoo.
	www.picknpay.co.za /pnp/view/pnp/en/page9861?oid=8578&sn=detail (1337 words)

	Ruschioideae
		The 16 species are found mainly in the vicinity of the Little Karoo, but the distribution does extend into the Northern Cape.
		The 88 species are endemic to the semi-arid and arid winter-rainfall regions of South Africa, in the Northern Cape (Namaqualand, Richtersveld and Bushmanland), Western Cape (Little Karoo and southern margins of Great Karoo), and just extending into the western parts of the Eastern Cape.
		The 10 species are endemic to the Western and Eastern Cape, occurring mainly in the Little Karoo.
	www.museums.org.za /bio/plants/aizoaceae/ruschioideae.htm (1623 words)

	ORANGE - Online Information article about ORANGE
		Rising on the inner slopes of the hills these rivulets all join the Senku, which receives from the north several streams which rise in the Maluti Mountains.
		In 1704 and 1705 other expeditions to Namaqualand were made.
		Pella, in Little Namaqualand, discovering the great falls.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /NUM_ORC/ORANGE.html (1826 words)

	Route R27 Accommodation, Western Cape, Nieuwoudtville, South Africa
		Dry, sun-baked and windswept for most of the year, after the right amount of rain, the landscape in spring explodes in a wonderland of color as far as the eye can see.
		The Richtersveld section of Namaqualand displays scenes from nature that seem inexplicable: a rocky moonscape, dry and unforgiving flanks the cool and mighty Orange River with its banks of lush greenery.
		Annually, Namaqualand, the land of Nama and the San, hosts the greatest show on earth.
	www.router27.co.za (542 words)

	A Layman's Guide to Mimicry Mesembryanthemums - Ottawa and Area Cactus and Succulent Group - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
		Every grower has their own pet soil mixture for these genera and I give mine for what it is worth, but as long as the general principal of an open, sandy, somewhat alkaline soil is adhered to, I feel that the precise proportions are not overly critical.
		The two genera mainly grow during the winter in the Northern Hemisphere and rest during the summer, and as in common with all mesembs need a lot of bright sunlight to bloom so flowers are rather difficult to achieve unless artificial light is used or we have a really sunny fall.
		This plant also comes from Little Namaqualand and whilst it is a fairly slow grower, is not difficult and flowers fairly easily.
	www3.sympatico.ca /lycacti/mesembs.html (6261 words)

	CapeBirdingRoute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Namaqualand is best known for the spectacular spring floral displays that provide such a colourful yet ephemeral façade to a fascinating region.
		The region forms the largest portion of the Succulent Karoo Biome (see p.7), recognized as the only desert biodiversity hotspot on earth and hosting the world’s greatest variety of succulent plants.
		Yet, despite this floral uniqueness, Namaqualand shares most of its birds with the wider Karoo regions of Bushmanland and the Tanqua Karoo.
	www.birdingafrica.com /birdingafrica.com_non_ssl/capebirdingroute/Namaqualand.htm (284 words)

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