Bartolomeu Dias enters the wide bay now known as Lüderitz Bay after sailing for three weeks along the arid Namib coast of Sout

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South African History Online. (2011, December 14). Bartolomeu Dias enters the wide bay now known as Lüderitz Bay after sailing for three weeks along the arid Namib coast of Sout. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071315

South African History Online (2011) 'Bartolomeu Dias enters the wide bay now known as Lüderitz Bay after sailing for three weeks along the arid Namib coast of Sout', South African History Online, 14 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071315 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).

South African History Online, Bartolomeu Dias enters the wide bay now known as Lüderitz Bay after sailing for three weeks along the arid Namib coast of Sout [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071315, (accessed 26 September 2026).

"Bartolomeu Dias enters the wide bay now known as Lüderitz Bay after sailing for three weeks along the arid Namib coast of Sout." South African History Online, 14 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071315. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Bartolomeu Dias enters the wide bay now known as Lüderitz Bay after sailing for three weeks along the arid Namib coast of Sout." South African History Online. December 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071315.