Shark Island
The camp at Lüderitz where Ovaherero and Nama prisoners were held and worked. No photograph of the camp survives in freely licensed sources; what exists is the site as it is now.
Part of Namibia
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- - Lüderitzbucht, Stadt und Bucht von Süden aus 1920-50. Lüderitzbucht, Stadt und Bucht von Süden aus. Fotografije na steklu iz zapuščine dr. Julija Felaherja, hrani Koroška osrednja knjižnica dr. Franca Sušnika Ravne na Koroškem.
- - Bundesarchiv Bild 137-047031, Südwestafrika, Lüderitzbucht. Dt. Südwestafrika, Blick von der Haifischinsel auf die Reede v. Lüderitzbucht.
- - Lüderitz (2006) 19. The fishing port. Lüderitz, Karas, Namibia.
- - Genocide and the second Reich 7: Shark Island.. The Germans set up an extermination camps on Shark Island, a forerunner of the Nazi Vernichtungslager camps, the Germans used the camps to justify their race theories. The camp on Shark Island at Luderitz held Ovaherero and Nama prisoners between 1905 and 1907.
- - HGP 1:1905- Shark Island,Namibia. Shark Island concentration camp was located off Ludentz,Namibia,& used by the German Empire during the Herero & Namaqua genocide of 1904-08.Between 1000 & 3000 Men,Women,& Children died in the camp. The camp on Shark Island at Luderitz held Ovaherero and Nama prisoners between 1905 and 1907.
- - Shark Island Namibia. Coverage of Shark Island Namibia.
- - Shark Island Death Camp. An account of Shark Island Death Camp.
- - Shark Island. Lüderitz, Namibia.. Shark Island, off the coast of Lüderitz, Namibia, was site of what is termed as the world's first death camp - set up 30 years prior to the Holocaust. However, there is no mention of the concentration/death camp set up here during the 1904-1908 Herero and Nama genocide.
- - Swakopmund - Burial site of concentration camp victims. Swakopmund, Namibia housed three concentration camps during the 1904-1908 genocide.
- - Lüderitz Shark Island 03. Shark Island, Lüderitz, Region of Karas, Namibia.
- - Lüderitz Hafen, Namibia (2017). Lüderitz Bay in Namibia (2017).
- - Shark Island, minnesmärke
- - Shark Island at Lüderitz Bay, Namibia (formerly Deutsch-Südwestafrika). An account of Shark Island at Lüderitz Bay, Namibia (formerly Deutsch-Südwestafrika).
- - Shark Island at Lüderitz Bay, Namibia (formerly Deutsch-Südwestafrika). An account of Shark Island at Lüderitz Bay, Namibia (formerly Deutsch-Südwestafrika).
- - Shark Island - Ein vergessenes Verbrechen?. Shark Island hat viele Titel, „Erstes Vernichtungslager der Welt", „Prototyp für Auschwitz", „Island of Death".
- - Shark Island declared a heritage site-NBC. Shark Island declared a heritage site.
- - Luderitz video: old town, harbour and Shark Island in Namibia, southern Africa. Video of Luderitz: old town, harbour and Shark Island, southern Namibia, Africa Luderitz, Namibia: Photo gallery Luderitz.
- - Historic lighthouse at Shark Island camping site at Lüderitz gets needed facelift- nbc. Historic lighthouse at Shark Island camping site at Lüderitz gets needed facelift.
- - SHARK ISLAND: Île de la MORT. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la mise en place des camps de concentration et l'extermination systématique du peuple juif par l'Allemagne nazie a conduit la disparition de plusieurs millions de juifs.
- - Gedenkstein für Herero und Nama auf Shark Island. In !Nami≠nûs, früher Lüderitz, in, gedachten vergangenen Samstag (22.
- - Suspected human remains found at Shark Island - nbc. Scientists have discovered a new site containing what is suspected to be human remains on Lüderitz's Shark Island. The camp on Shark Island at Luderitz held Ovaherero and Nama prisoners between 1905 and 1907.
- - Research on Shark Island welcome - nbc. The Nama Traditional Leaders Association Chairperson, Gaob Johannes Isaack, has welcomed an investigation into the history of Shark Island, which the German Empire used as a concentration camp during the Nama and Herero Genocide of 1904.
- - Weather blamed for damage to memorial stone at Shark Island - nbc. A police investigation has found that a memorial stone at Shark Island in Luderitz was damaged by the forces of the weather and not vandalism.
- - Shark Island Camp site Luderitz Namibia. On a peninsula in Lüderitz Namibia, Shark Island offers visitors campsites at budget rates, beautiful scenery and a rich history.
- - Was passierte auf Shark Island - dem Konzentrationslager in Deutsch-Südwestafrika ?, Terra X. Shark Island, die Haifischinsel - In der Kolonie Deutsch-Südwestafrika galt sie als „Todesinsel".
- - Exploring Shark Island - nbc. Namibia Wildlife Resorts caretaker Pieter Titus shared his knowledge with our nbc News team of Shark Island's history and provided an overview of current tourist numbers.
- - Shark Island, Lüdwritz, Namibia. The beautiful site of Shark Island until I was told about the Monument on the backside.
- - Livepodcast "Der weiße Blick" Folge 4 mit Katja Lembke zur Archäologie der Haifischinsel (Namibia). In dieser Folge wird Katja Lembke zu Gast sein.
- - Shark Island: Germany's First Concentration Camp. Shark Island is a lonely, empty spot that feels like Mars because it is so far away from the rest of the world. It is made of rocks that have been smoothed out by the Atlantic Ocean's waves, and the only thing that gives it shade is a few palm trees. This small island off the coast of Namibia has a past that is even darker than its landscape. The only thing that stands as proof is a small memorial made of marble that looks like a grave marker.
- - Lüderitz port expansion moves ahead without disturbing historic Shark Island. The Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment conducted for the Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) quay extension project in Lüderitz, near Shark Island, found no human remains or remains associated with a concentration camp.
- - Touring Lüderitz and Shark Island with family in Namibia, A visit to Lüderitz Waterfront.. We explored Lüderitz a coastal town in southwestern Namibia. It's known for its German colonial buildings, including the art nouveau Goerke Haus, built into the rock face on Diamond Hill. Nearby, Felsenkirche is a hilltop church with panoramic bay views stretching around to Robert Harbor. The Lüderitz Museum has displays about the town's diamond-mining past as well as local and natural history.
- - Touring Lüderitz and Shark Island with family in Namibia, A visit to Lüderitz Waterfront.. We explored Lüderitz a coastal town in southwestern Namibia. It's known for its German colonial buildings, including the art nouveau Goerke Haus, built into the rock face on Diamond Hill. Nearby, Felsenkirche is a hilltop church with panoramic bay views stretching around to Robert Harbor. The Lüderitz Museum has displays about the town's diamond-mining past as well as local and natural history.
- - NAMIBIA Luderitz and Shark Island, dark history of this town - Žraločí ostrov a jeho temná história. Our trip to Luderitz and Shark Island in Namibia, dark history of town sunset.
- - NAMIBIA Luderitz and Shark Island, dark history of this town - Žraločí ostrov a jeho temná história. Our trip to Luderitz and Shark Island in Namibia, dark history of town sunset.
- - The Dark History of Shark Island: Namibia's Concentration Camp. Watch the whole series The road trip continues as we leave the dunes behind and head south! In Part 4 of our 6-day Namibia expedition, The TMax, Steve, Daniel, Claudio, and Thomi tackle the long, desolate stretch from Sossusvlei to Lüderitz. Our first stop is the tiny settlement of Helmeringhausen to refuel the truck and our stomachs. Naturally, the guys had to put the local apple pie to the test.
- - The Dark History of Shark Island: Namibia's Concentration Camp. Watch the whole series The road trip continues as we leave the dunes behind and head south! In Part 4 of our 6-day Namibia expedition, The TMax, Steve, Daniel, Claudio, and Thomi tackle the long, desolate stretch from Sossusvlei to Lüderitz. Our first stop is the tiny settlement of Helmeringhausen to refuel the truck and our stomachs. Naturally, the guys had to put the local apple pie to the test.
- - NAMA COMMEMORATE GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY AT SHARK ISLAND - nbc. Nama people representing various sub-communities of the Nama clan held a Genocide Remembrance Day, paying tribute and honouring their ancestors killed during the 1904-1908 genocide. The commemoration, organisedby the Nama Traditional Leaders Association was held at Shark Island in Luderitz. A memorial procession.
- - GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY, SHARK ISLAND, 28 May 2026. Residents of the Kharas and Hardap regions are gathered at Shark Island to commemorate Genocide Remembrance Day. Shark Island is the former German concentration camp near Lüderitz, where thousands of Herero and Nama people died during the colonial genocide. It was declared a national heritage site in 2019. Genocide Remembrance Day is observed in Namibia on 28 May and was declared a public holiday with effect from 28 May 2025.