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Auas Mountains

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Auas mountains (22°37'52"S 17°13'04"E) are Namibia's second highest mountain range of[1] 7,778 ft/2371 metres,[2] South of windhoek in the centre of Namibia. The mountains accommodate the population of Dodonaea angustifolia (family Sapindacease) also referred to as sand olive, a shrub or small tree with narrow shiny pale green leaves.[3]

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  1. ^ "auasberg: namibia". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency,Bethesda,MD,USA. Retrieved 1995-2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "namibia mountains and peaks". Peakery. Retrieved undated. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ "Dodonaea angustifolia-an alien invasive to the Auas Mountains in Namibia" (PDF). PL Cunningham, DF Joubert & W Adank, School of Natural Resources & Tourism, Department of Nature Conservation, Polytechnic of Namibia. Retrieved May 2004. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)