The Gamsberg Mountain in Namibia
editThe Gamsberg in Namibia is the third highest mountain in Namibia with the height of 2347m above sea level. It is a table type of mountain with a 40 m quartzite layer.
History of the mountain
editThe plateau was found in 1970 by the German ‘’ for Astronomy. On average its about 2500m long and 800m wide. The entrance to the plateau is often steep and winding. Only a small number of people are permitted to drive on this road. James Edward Alexander was the first European to have said something about the Gamsberg in his account ‘An expedition of discovery into the interior of Africa’. In this account the mountain is called Tans-Berg Tans (nam) meaning ‘umbrella’ according to Alexander.On German military maps the mountain becomes Der GrosseGansberg which eventually changed to today’s name Gamsberg[1]
This flat-topped mountain closely resembles Table Mountain in South Africa and it is famous (or infamous) for more than just the tortuous walk to the top. There were some buildings at the top, probably part of the observatory established in 1970 by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy when this area was identified as a top site in the southern hemisphere for astronomical observations.[2]
Reference
edit- ^ Hakos. "Gamsberg-the third highest mountain Namibia". hakos-astrofarm.
- ^ Jane, wilkinson. "Gamsberg-Namibia's Table Mountain". Wilkinson's world.com. Retrieved August 17th 2011.
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