SOUTH WEST AFRICA / SUIDWES-AFRIKA - ZUIDWEST-AFRIKA.
Mountains. Brandberg.
First stamp in a set of 4, issued on 03.08.1982.
Face value: 6 cents of South-African rand.
Design: A. H. Barrett and D. Krynauw.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Catalogues
- Michel No. 524.
- Scott No. 495.
- StampWorld No. 523.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 398.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 481.
The
Brandberg (in Damara language, Dâures, ‘burning mountain’; in Otjiherero
language, Omukuruvaro, ‘mountain of the Gods’) is Namibia's highest
mountain. It is located in the northwestern Namib Desert, near the coast,
and covers an area of some 650 km2 (250 sq mi). Its highest point is the
Königstein, standing at 2,573 m (8,442 ft) above sea level. The Brandberg name
is Afrikaans, Dutch, and German for "Burning Mountain", which comes
from its brilliant color sometimes seen in the setting sun, by the dominant
plutonic rock. The Brandberg is a spiritual site of great importance to the
Bushman tribes. From a cultural point of view, its main attraction is The White Lady
cave painting, located on a rocky wall with many other works of art.
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