The Omatako Mountains (German: Omatakoberge) are two mountains in central Namibia's Otjozondjupa Region, located some 90 km (56 mi) north of Okahandja.[1] Their name in the Herero language literally means "buttocks".[2] Omatako Constituency, where the mountains are situated, derives its name from them.
The northwesterly of the two peaks, the Great Omatako (German: Omatako-Spitze), is 2,300 m (7,500 ft) in height, considerably higher than the other peak. The first European to record the locality was C. J. Andersson in 1851.[3]
- ^ Schneider, Gabi (2004). The roadside geology of Namibia. Gebr. Borntraeger. p. 217. ISBN 9783443150808.
- ^ Cubitt, Gerald; Joyce, Peter (1999). This is Namibia. Struik. p. 16. ISBN 9781859742815.
- ^ Standard encyclopaedia of Southern Africa. NASOU. 1973. p. 329. ISBN 9780625003242.