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Vasco Da Gama gives the name Terra do Natal to the coast around the Kei River. The name was later extended to cover the coast u
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, p. 10.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, December 14). Vasco Da Gama gives the name Terra do Natal to the coast around the Kei River. The name was later extended to cover the coast u. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071316
South African History Online (2011) 'Vasco Da Gama gives the name Terra do Natal to the coast around the Kei River. The name was later extended to cover the coast u', South African History Online, 14 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071316 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, Vasco Da Gama gives the name Terra do Natal to the coast around the Kei River. The name was later extended to cover the coast u [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071316, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"Vasco Da Gama gives the name Terra do Natal to the coast around the Kei River. The name was later extended to cover the coast u." South African History Online, 14 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071316. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Vasco Da Gama gives the name Terra do Natal to the coast around the Kei River. The name was later extended to cover the coast u." South African History Online. December 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071316.
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