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Gole'no oftrethef Gernan Sortr V/en Afr.:r n l907a.d wasthcn th€ argesion earlh t.o.s sted ofthe Etosha pan and most oi (aokoiand,.ove ing an area ofnear y tOO 000 sq!are kilometres ln t9,t7rhe park\ras then f!rthcr red!.ed aitei the i o.arion of Kaokoland to drc Herero people Ac.ording
to recommend.t ons of rhe Oden..a Comni*ion in 1962 rhe p.r[! arca was redu.ed even frrirer by77 per.eni but s st I avery mprc$ !e.na oud 2lCookmr. TodayElosha Nntona Fark s tre se.ond arge( of Namiria5 qame rererle5 Giler Namlb NalkuftNaIona Pa ,Afrcas argen aid thevror d!rourth arge(.ature reserve),
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ard mo!nr.! thEnr !rtilhe ter6f.rned a mas ve ake.!,iher dre a[. !r ed I p roih .q vas leftaparr froir a hlge depr.s on ofjalt and duny c a! pan A.d th s 5 ho,x Eto5ha, dre'p ac€ ofdry watefor'qreat wh te p:.e Dom nared bv this ma$lvF i nr derert of 5000kmr, en.ompass ng area
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