Touring Baia dos Tigres in Angola
Baia dos Tigres in the region of Namibe is located in Angola - some 546 mi or ( 878 km ) South of Luanda , the country's capital city .
Time in Baia dos Tigres is now 04:27 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Luanda " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Ondjiva, Namibe, Lubango, and Oshakati. Being here already, consider visiting Ondjiva . Check out our recommendations for Baia dos Tigres ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Baia dos Tigres
Baia dos Tigres is the largest island of Angola. It is situated in the Namibe Province. Its area is 98 km². It once had a small but well established fishing village named Tigres. Aided by rising sea levels, the ocean broke through the isthmus of the peninsula in the 1970′s the water line was severed. Tigres became an Island overnight with no water supply, Tigres and the pump station at the Cunene river mouth were abandoned, and have become ghost towns slowly being reclaimed by the desert.
Located at -16.58 11.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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