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Elizabeth Bay is a mining town in southern coast of Namibia, 25 km south of Lüderitz. It was formerly considered a ghost town. Diamonds were first discovered in the region around 1908; however, it wasn't until 1989 that the government of Namibia spent $53 million on the exploration and creation of a new diamond mine on the site. The mine had a projected life-span of ten years and was expected to produce 2.5 million cts of diamonds. The mine was officially opened by Sam Nujoma on 2 August 1991 and stopped being operational sometime around 1998. By 2000, the town was considered a ghost town and tours were run through it by Kolmanskop.

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  • Elisabethbucht (de)
  • Elizabeth Bay (es)
  • Elizabeth Bay, Namibia (en)
  • Elizabeth Bay (Namibia) (pl)
  • Elizabeth Bay (pt)
  • Элизабет-Бей (ru)
  • 伊麗莎白灣 (zh)
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  • Die Elisabethbucht (englisch Elizabeth Bay, portugiesisch Golfo de Santa Estevão) ist eine Meeresbucht sowie ehemalige Hafen- und Diamanten-Bergbaustadt im Diamantensperrgebiet im südlichen Namibia. Sie liegt etwa dreißig Kilometer südlich der Lüderitzbucht und der Stadt Lüderitz; südlich der Elisabethbucht befindet sich Possession Island. (de)
  • Elizabeth Bay, llamada en su día Elisabethbucht, es un pueblo minero abandonado, que se encuentra a unos 30 kilómetros de Kolmanskop, en la costa de Sperrgebiet, al sur de la península de Luderitz, en Namibia. Se encuentra a 25 km al sur de Lüderitz.​ La ciudad estuvo habitada entre 1926 y 1935 por la existencia de una mina de diamantes cercana que produjo piedras preciosas entre 1911 y 1948. La mina se cerró y volvió a abrir en 1991, con métodos de explotación más modernos. Los mineros viven actualmente en Lüderitz y la mina se puede visitar desde esta ciudad. (es)
  • Elizabeth Bay (niem. Elisabethbucht) opuszczone miasto w południowej Namibii, położone niedaleko miasta Lüderitz. W ostatnich latach Elizabeth Bay stało się atrakcją turystyczną. (pl)
  • Elizabeth Bay é uma cidade-fantasma na Namíbia. A cidade era habitada entre 1926 e 1935 graças a uma mina de diamantes que produzia as pedras preciosas entre 1911 e 1948, foi desativada e voltou a abrir em 1991, com métodos mais modernos de exploração. Os mineiros vivem atualmente em Lüderitz e a mina pode ser visitada desde esta cidade,e em 2000,a cidade virou fantasma. (pt)
  • 伊麗莎白灣(英文:Elizabeth Bay)是一個位於納米比亞呂德里茨南方25公里處的濱海礦業城鎮。 2000年左右,由於產礦停止,而一度被視為是一座鬼城。 (zh)
  • Elizabeth Bay is a mining town in southern coast of Namibia, 25 km south of Lüderitz. It was formerly considered a ghost town. Diamonds were first discovered in the region around 1908; however, it wasn't until 1989 that the government of Namibia spent $53 million on the exploration and creation of a new diamond mine on the site. The mine had a projected life-span of ten years and was expected to produce 2.5 million cts of diamonds. The mine was officially opened by Sam Nujoma on 2 August 1991 and stopped being operational sometime around 1998. By 2000, the town was considered a ghost town and tours were run through it by Kolmanskop. (en)
  • Элизабет-Бей — шахтёрский город на южном побережье Намибии, в 25 км к югу от Людерица. Город является городом-призраком. Алмазы были впервые обнаружены в этом регионе примерно в 1908 году; однако только в 1989 году правительство Намибии потратило 53 миллиона долларов на разведку и создание на этом месте нового алмазного рудника. Предполагаемый срок службы шахты составляет десять лет, и ожидалось, что она будет добывать 2,5 миллиона каратов алмазов. Шахта была официально открыта Нуйомой Сэмом 2 августа 1991 года и перестала работать примерно в 1998 году. (ru)
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  • Elizabeth Bay (en)
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