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60.2 Cape Cross Lodge 21
ACTIVITIES:
60.3 Cape Cross Activities 22
RESTAURANTS:
60.4 Cape Cross Lodge Restaurant 23
FAMOUS FOR:
» Diego Câo, celebrated Portuguese seafarer and explorer, erected a padrâo in 1486 while searching for a sea route around Africa to India
» The cross became a landmark and an important 15th century navigational aid
» Various 4x4 routes (Messum Crater, Ugab Menhir, Brandberg West)
» Largest colony of Cape Fur Seals
» Abundance of Welwitschia plants, 1500 years old
Cape Cross
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