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Date: 1488 : 1988 Type: Monument Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 26°38'07.25" S 15°05'18.04" E Alt: 5m

Site of the original Dias Cross erected by Portuguese explorer, Bartholomew Dias, on 25 July 1488 to mark his landing in Lüderitz Bay. The cross seen here, a replica of the original, was erected in 1988. (Dorothy Adendorff - October 2014) See also National Heritage Council of Namibia All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. Books that reference Dias Cross Vogt, Andreas. 2004. National Monuments in Namibia : An inventory of proclaimed national monuments in the Republic of Namibia. Windhoek: Macmillan Education Namibia Publishers. pg 47-49