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 in the neighbouring riverain sands. A superabundance can be had by simply sinking a few shallow wells in these sands, whereas the nearest springs to Walvisch Bay are 34 miles distant, so that it is found more convenient to supply

this place by sea from the Cape. The little Hottentot hamlet of Anishab gives a little animation to the otherwise dreary shores of Sandwich Haven.

The only important inlet on the coast of Great Namaqualand is Angra Pequena, the acquisition of which by the trader Lüderitz was the first step that induced the Germans to treat with England for the possession of the whole region, some 360,000 square miles in extent, stretching from the Cunene to the Orange River. Despite its name, which in Portuguese means "Little Bay," Angra Pequena is