Bogenfels
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Bogenfels is a location in the coastal Namib Desert of Namibia, noted for its natural rock formations (hence the name, which means "arch rock" in German).[1] The main formation is a Script error: No such module "convert". high rock arch close to the coast. It is not easily accessible, due to the terrain and its location within a restricted diamond-mining area Sperrgebiet, at 27° 28'S, about Script error: No such module "convert". south of Lüderitz and Script error: No such module "convert". south of Pomona but there are official guided tours.
Geology
With its highest point at Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level, the formation is a mix of hard dolomite and soft shale.
Settlement
A settlement developed in the area after diamonds were discovered. In 1950, it was evacuated and has remained a ghost town since.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". A private narrow-gauge electrified railway once served the diamond mining industry. It ran Script error: No such module "convert". via Pomona to Kolmanskop and was powered by a Script error: No such module "convert". power station in Lüderitz. It was completed in 1913 but destroyed in World War I in 1915 by South African troops.[2][3]
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