Conception Bay (Namibia)

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Conception Bay (Afrikaans: Conceptionbaai, German: Empfängnisbucht)[1] is a bay on the coast of Namibia, Africa.[2] The bay is exposed, thus not providing a useful anchorage.

Coordinates23°55′S 14°30′E
Ocean/sea sourcesAtlantic Ocean
BasincountriesNamibia
SettlementsNone
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Conception Bay
Conceptionbaai (Afrikaans)
Conception Bay is located in Namibia
Conception Bay
Conception Bay
Location in Namibia
Coordinates23°55′S 14°30′E
Ocean/sea sourcesAtlantic Ocean
Basin countriesNamibia
SettlementsNone
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Geography

Conception Bay opens to the Atlantic Ocean in the northwest. There is a lagoon at the southern edge of its shoreline. The bay is located in a desolate area. It is part of one of the coastal stretches of Namibia where diamonds are found.[3]

Shipwrecks

On 30 July 1926, the cargo ship SS Cawdor Castle, operating under the flag of the United Kingdom, ran aground in Conception Bay.[4][5] She broke up over the following weeks and was a complete wreck by early September.[6]

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