Kaukausib
River in Karas, Namibia
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Kaukausib-River[1] in German called Kaukausib-Mulde[2] is a rivier (dry river)[3] within the Diamond Restricted Area also called Sperrgebiet in the south of Namibia.[4] The Kaukausib-Rivier extends through the Namib from south to north-north-west. It ends in the Namib Desert without reaching the Atlantic, or any other river.[5] At the upper end of the Kaukausib Rivier there is a spring, which carries water throughout the whole year and is a drinking trough for various animals, especially for Oryx and Ostrich. The Kaukausib-spring is located 62 km southeast of Lüderitz and 40 km east of the Atlantic coast on 375 m above sea level (1235 ft).
| Kaukausib | |
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Aerial view of Kaukausib source (2016) | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Namibia |
| Region | Karas |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kaukausus source |
| • coordinates | 26°59′15″S 15°38′58″E |
In early days, on the march from Lüderitzbucht to Aus oxen were watered at the Kaukausib-well. The Germans write:
... und bald darauf war die Wasserstelle Kaukausib erfüllt von Lärm und Staub, von Gestampf und Ochsengebrüll.
— Meno Holst, Lüderitz erkämpft Südwest S.118 (1941)
In English it means:
... and soon the watering place Kaukausib was filled with noise and dust, with stamping and oxen bellowing.
— Meno Holst, Lüderitz erkämpft Südwest Page:118 (1941)
The book Diamonds in the Desert[6] describes, how August Stauch established a company in the beginning of the 20th century called Kaukausibtal Diamantengesellschaft.
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Pictures of Kaukausib
