Walvis Bay

geographical name

Wal·vis Bay | \ ˈwȯl-vəs

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Definition of Walvis Bay

town and port on Walvis Bay (an inlet of the Atlantic) in western Namibia west of Windhoek population 61,700

Note: Walvis Bay was formerly an exclave of the Republic of South Africa forming a district whose area was 434 square miles (1124 square kilometers).

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