Shark Island

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Shark Island is a small rocky island off the coast of Lüderitz in Namibia, historically used as a colonial-era prison camp and now known as a local landmark and campsite.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical site
island
tourist attraction
associatedWithEvent Herero and Namaqua genocide
surface form: Herero and Nama genocide
climate cold coastal desert climate
colonialPower German Empire
connectedTo mainland by causeway
country Namibia
hasCurrentUse camping site
recreational area
tourist accommodation
hasGeographicFeature rocky island
hasLandmarkType peninsula-like island
hasNameOrigin named for sharks in surrounding waters
hasViewOf Atlantic coastline of Namibia
Lüderitz Bay
heritageDiscussion site of contested memory
historicalPeriod German colonial period
knownFor colonial atrocities
harsh living conditions
high mortality among prisoners
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Lüderitz
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Karas Region
surface form: ǁKaras Region
locatedOffCoastOf Lüderitz
locatedOnCoastOf South Atlantic
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean
nearbyCity Lüderitz
nearbyFeature Diaz Point
Lüderitz
surface form: Lüderitz harbor

Namib Desert
surface form: Namib Desert coast
operatedBy German colonial administration
partOf Namibia
surface form: German South West Africa

Namibian coastal landscape
subjectOf debates on colonial remembrance in Namibia
tourismActivity camping
fishing
sightseeing
usedAs camping ground
campsite
concentration camp
labor camp
local landmark
prison camp
usedFor extermination through labor
internment of Herero people
internment of Nama people

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Lüderitz hasNearbyIsland Shark Island