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Britain annexes the Offshore Islands off the Namibian coast to the Cape of Good Hope.
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South African History Online. (2012, February 17). Britain annexes the Offshore Islands off the Namibian coast to the Cape of Good Hope.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074450
South African History Online (2012) 'Britain annexes the Offshore Islands off the Namibian coast to the Cape of Good Hope.', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074450 (Accessed: 27 September 2026).
South African History Online, Britain annexes the Offshore Islands off the Namibian coast to the Cape of Good Hope. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074450, (accessed 27 September 2026).
"Britain annexes the Offshore Islands off the Namibian coast to the Cape of Good Hope.." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074450. Accessed 27 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Britain annexes the Offshore Islands off the Namibian coast to the Cape of Good Hope.." South African History Online. February 17, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074450.
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