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The Kunene Region in the northwest of Namibia is an area of mostly sandy desert, rocky mountains and stony plains; it covers about 115,154 square kilometres (44,461 sq mi). [1] Elephants have traditionally lived in this area and in the earlier part of the 20th century there were about 3,000 in the Kunene Region.
The Cunene (Portuguese spelling) or Kunene (common Namibian spelling) [a] is a river in Southern Africa. It flows from the Angola highlands southwards to the border with Namibia . It then flows in a westerly direction along the border until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean .
The Uniab is a temporary river and is probably best known as desert-adopted elephant country. There is a large animal presence in and around the river including zebra, lion, leopard, black rhino and giraffe. The river is a tourist attraction owing to its scenic vistas, such as the air views of the Skeleton Coast of Namibia, and the wildlife ...
Kunene Region: Mouth: Atlantic Ocean • elevation. 0 m (0 ft) ... During dry periods the Hoanib desert elephant dig deep holes to reach the near-surface groundwater.
Kunene is home to the Himba people, a subtribe of the Herero, as well as to Damara people and Nama people. As of 2020, Kunene had 58,548 registered voters. [6] Kunene's western edge is the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. In the north, it borders Angola's Namibe Province, and in the far eastern part of its northern edge it borders Cunene Province ...
Stretched out for 450 kilometres (280 mi), the river provides water for species such as the rare desert elephant, as well as giraffe, mountain zebra and the largest population of free-roaming black rhinoceroses in the world. The Ugab Wilderness Area was established here to protect the future of these rare animals.
Ehirovipuka Conservancy is a gazetted communal area conservancy situated in the Kunene Region. It was established in January 2001 and covers an area of 1,980 square kilometres (760 sq mi). [29] The reserve consists of mainly semi-desert and savannah woodlands, and the Ombonde River flows through the area. [29]
The Pliocene Roter Kamm crater is a 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) diameter and 130 metres (430 ft) deep circular impact crater in ǁKaras Region in the Kalahari Desert, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Oranjemund. The age is estimated to be 4.81 ± 0.5 Ma and the crater is exposed at the surface, but its original floor is covered by sand deposits ...