Africa · DX entity · DXCC 488 · deleted

Walvis Bay

Walvis Bay was a DX entity in Africa, in CQ zone 38 and ITU zone 57, counting for contacts from 1 September 1977 until 28 February 1994.

A deleted entity. Contacts made from 1 March 1994 no longer count for Walvis Bay.

The map of this entity arrives with the DXEntity boundary layer.

Figure 1. Walvis Bay. The boundary is to come. Boundaries: not yet published (GIS-Architecture, the DXEntity layer).

Data sheet

DXCC entity code	488
Name in the ADIF standard	WALVIS BAY
Continent	Africa
Primary prefix	none listed
CQ zone	38
ITU zone	57
Counts for contacts from	1 September 1977
No longer counts from	1 March 1994
Remarks	Continent, zones and validity from the ARRL DXCC List (deleted entities): (ZS9) Only contacts made September 1, 1977, to February 28, 1994, count for this entity.

Sources: ADIF Development Group, ADIF Specification version 3.1.8 (2026-10-12), DXCC Entity Code enumeration. https://adif.org/; ARRL, DXCC List (current and deleted entities), January 2026. https://www.arrl.org/country-lists-prefixes