Lüderitz in the far south is probably the most unique town in Namibia, if not on the entire African continent. Originally named Angra Pequena (small bay) by famous Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias, who in 1487 was the first European to sail into the bay, the burgeoning settlement was renamed Lüderitzbucht in honour of German merchant Adolf Lüderitz in 1886.
Lüderitz enjoys a moderate climate. The infamous
