Shark Island, Namibia

Shark Island
Haifischinsel
Peninsula
Shark Island
Coordinates: 26°38′S 15°09′E / 26.633°S 15.150°E / -26.633; 15.150
Country Namibia
RegionǁKaras Region
ConstituencyǃNamiǂNûs Constituency
Establishment1904–05
Founded by German Empire

Shark Island (German: Haifischinsel) is a small peninsula adjacent to the coastal city of Lüderitz in Namibia. Its area is about 40 hectares (99 acres). Formerly an island, it became a peninsula from 1906 on by the creation of a wide land connection that doubled its former size.

It had been formerly named Star Island by British Captain Alexander during his 1795 surveying expedition.

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