Establishment of Etosha National Park

Etosha National Park, in northern Namibia, centres on the Etosha Pan, a vast salt pan that is the remains of an ancient lake, whose name is often translated as great white place. It was established as a game reserve under the German colonial governor Friedrich von Lindequist, in what was then German South West Africa, and was later expanded and reduced several times before being made a national park. The park supports large numbers of wildlife, including elephants, lions, leopards, rhinoceroses, giraffes and zebras, which gather at waterholes in the dry season and are easy to see. It is one of the main tourist attractions of Namibia, and has played an important role in the conservation of the black rhino.

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