revived with the discovery of alluvial diamonds in the area in 1926. The harbour was deepened and enlarged in the 1970s and diamond mines, diamond diving and fishery continue to operate in the area See also Namaqualand Railway References Ports and harbours of South Africa Populated places established in 1854 Populated places in the Richtersveld Local Municipality Ports and harbours of the Atlantic Ocean Namaqualand 1854 establishments in the Cape Colony