Grootberg

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Grootberg
Grootberg plateau and Klip Riviers valley

Grootberg plateau and Klip Riviers valley

height 1640  m
location Region Kunene , Namibia , Southern Africa
Coordinates 19 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  S , 14 ° 8 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 19 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  S , 14 ° 8 ′ 0 ″  E
Grootberg (Namibia)
Grootberg
Type Table Mountain

The Grootberg is a table mountain in Damaraland , Kunene region , Namibia with a height of 1640  m above sea level. The mountain is of volcanic origin and forms a U-shaped plateau open to the south over the canyon of the Klip Rivier. The Klip is a left tributary of the Ugab .

The Grootberg is located around 80 km west of Kamanjab . The mountain can also be reached from Twyfelfontein or Torra Bay via the Grootberg Pass and the main road C39 . A lodge of the same name is located on the Grootberg.

Web links

Commons : Grootberg  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.zeit.de/2005/51/Namibia , report from Die Zeit , December 15, 2005