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  20090603_085753 D3 X1 V1.jpg - As we get to the coast we are over an old shipwreck, evidence of the ferocity of the area. The Atlantic Coast of Namibia from here north is very treacherous and there have been numerous shipwrecks, many quite famous. One of the well known ones was the MV Dunedin Star which became grounded going from England to South Africa in 1942.  
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12 | As we get to the coast we are over an old shipwreck, evidence of the ferocity of the area. The Atlantic Coast of Namibia from here north is very treacherous and there have been numerous shipwrecks, many quite famous. One of the well known ones was the MV Dunedin Star which became grounded going from England to South Africa in 1942.
Photographer: FRED SELIGMAN MD | Camera: NIKON D3 | Date: 6/3/09 8:57 AM | Resolution: 4241 x 2827 | ISO: 200 | Exp. Time: 1/500s | Aperture: 11.0 | Focal Length: 70.0mm (=70mm) | Latitude: S 23°59'53.24" | Longitude: E 14°27'7.85" | Altitude: 224 metres | GPS time: 7:57:10 UTC | Country: Namibia | Copyright: Copyright 2009 Fred Seligman MD | See map
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