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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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: 28 September 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 28 September 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 28 Sept. 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.