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Andersson, Karl Johan. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 - English
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Swedish explorer in Africa. In 1850 he and Francis Galton set out from Walvis Bay (now in Namibia) to explore Damaraland and Ovamboland, but they were able only to reach the Etosha Pan. On a second trip Andersson reached Lake Ngami, for years the goal of explorers, and penetrated for 60 mi (97 km) beyond it.

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1Up Info - Andersson, Karl Johan (Explorers, Travelers, And Conquerors) - Encyclopedia - English
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1827–67, Swedish explorer in Africa. In 1850 he and Francis Galton set out from Walvis Bay (now in Namibia) to explore Damaraland and Ovamboland, but they were able only to reach the Etosha Pan.

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