Namaqualand

Na·ma·qua·land

(nə-mä′kwə-lănd′) or Na·ma·land (nä′mə-)

A mostly arid region of southwest Africa divided by the Orange River into Great Namaqualand in Namibia and Little Namaqualand in South Africa.

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Namaqualand

(nəˈmɑːkwəˌlænd)

(Placename) a semiarid coastal region of SW Africa, extending from near Windhoek, Namibia, into W South Africa: divided by the Orange River into Little Namaqualand in South Africa, and Great Namaqualand in Namibia; rich mineral resources. Area: 47 961 sq km (18 518 sq miles). Also called: Namaland

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Na•ma•qua•land

(nəˈmɑ kwəˌlænd)

also Na•ma•land

(ˈnɑ mə-)

n.

a region in the S part of Namibia, extending into the Republic of South Africa.

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Fruit polymorphism in ephemeral species of Namaqualand: III.

Germination constraints of dicarpic cypselae of Bidenspilosa L./Restricoes a germinacao de cipselas dicarpicas de Bidens pilosa L

Clinical and molecular characterization of lipoid proteinosis in Namaqualand, South Africa.

Lipoid proteinosis in Middle East and North Africa: A case report and literature review

This is my first glimpse of the world-famous wild flowers of remote Namaqualand, an area stretching 1,000km along the West Coast and into Namibia.

The perfect break for heavy petal fans everywhere; It's Christmas but never mind, it won't be long until spring. GABRIELLE FAGAN stops to smell the daisies in South Africa

including One of Namaqualand's numerous wild plants

The perfect break for heavy petal fans everywhere; It's Christmas but never mind, it won't be long until spring. GABRIELLE FAGAN stops to smell the daisies in South Africa

Le Fleur thus designates Antjie a "Rain Sister"; this makes her responsible "for collecting and carrying back radical moisture" from the Cape to Namaqualand, where the Griquas lived (153).

Historical Violence and Modernist Forms in Zoe Wicomb's David's Story

The Drakensberg Mountains are stunningly beautiful, while Namaqualand in the Northern Cape offers a unique explosion of flowers, but perhaps what is most attractive about South Africa is this rich diversity of cultures.

A treasure-trove of diversity

Wild Flowers of Namaqualand: A Botanical Society Guide, 4th Revised Edition

(1997): Cainozoic mammals from coastal Namaqualand, South Africa.

Systematics of african amphicyonidae, with descriptions of new material from Napak (Uganda) and Grillental (Namibia)

There remain several thousand Nama speakers in the Namaqualand area and along the Orange River, and approximately a thousand Khoedam speakers currently live in Schmidtsdrift, near Kimberley.

Indigenous rights, indigenous epistemologies, and language: (re)construction of modern Khoisan identities

Life form and dispersal spectra of the flora of Namaqualand, South Africa.

Biological spectrum and dispersal syndromes in an area of the semi-arid region of north-eastern Brazil/Espectro biologico e sindromes de dispersao em uma area do semiarido do nordeste brasileiro

It is thought De Beers may now choose to dispose of its Kimberley mine and it hopes it will conclude the sale of its Namaqualand mine this year.