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Grootfontein

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Grootfontein 

a settlement in Namibia (South West Africa). Population, about 3.700.

Grootfontein is linked by a branch line with the Tsumeb-Walvisbaai railway line. The city is the center of an agricultural region whose principal products are corn and livestock. The surrounding region is also important in the mining of copper, lead, zinc, and vanadium.
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SURFACE LATE REPORTS STATION LATITUDE LONGITUDE FEBRUARY 2006 EUROPE TURKEY 17040 RIZE 4102N 04031E MAY 2009 AFRICA NAMIBIA 68014 GROOTFONTEIN 1936S 01807E 68110 WINDHOEK 2234S 01706E 68112 HOSEA KUTAKO INT'L AIRPORT 2229S 01728E NAMIBIA 68312 KEETMANSHOOP 2632S 01807E N AMERICA BAHAMAS 78073 NASSAU AIRPORT NEW PROVIDENC 2503N 07728W STATION ELEVATION DAYS OBS.
Surface late reports by Monthly Climatic Data for the World
The meteorite at Grootfontein is the largest known meteorite in existence, being considerably larger than the Greenland meteorite which is now in the Natural History Museum in New York.
The history of the Hoba Meteorite III: known and loved by all .. by Spargo, P.E. / Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa
Other major cities are Walvis Bay, Gobabis, Grootfontein, Karasburg, Keetmanshoop, Luderitz, Mariental, Rundu, Swakopmund, Tsumeb, Ondangwa and Oshakat.
Namibia, South Africa - Adventure Destinations for Travelers by Gokhan Ozbal / Travel, recreation and leisure community
 
 
 
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