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Skeleton Coast National Park is a national park located in northwest Namibia, and has the most inaccessible shores, dotted with shipwrecks. The park was established in 1971 and has a size of 16,845 km 2 (6,504 sq mi). [ 2 ]
The name "Skeleton Coast" was coined by John Henry Marsh as the title for the book he wrote chronicling the shipwreck of the Dunedin Star. Since the book was first published in 1944, it has become so well known that the coast is now generally referred to as "Skeleton Coast" and is named so on most maps today. See § In popular culture, below.
The Namib-Naukluft National Park is a national park in western Namibia, situated between the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and the edge of the Great Escarpment. It encompasses part of the Namib Desert (considered the world's oldest desert), the Naukluft mountain range , and the lagoon at Sandwich Harbour .
The Lockheed C-141 Starlifter that was involved in the accident was a four-engine, strategic airlifter in service with the US Air Force. The example involved in the accident, a C-141B variant, tail number 65-9405, was assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing based at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey.
Etosha National Park is a national park in northwestern Namibia and one of the largest national parks in Africa. [1] It was proclaimed a game reserve in March 1907 in Ordinance 88 by the Governor of German South West Africa, Friedrich von Lindequist.
Nearby is a farm that offers camel rides to tourists and the Martin Luther steam locomotive, dating from 1896 and abandoned in the desert. The city is also known for its surf culture being located close to the famous Skeleton Coast. The Swakopmund Skydiving Club has operated from the Swakopmund Airport since 1974.
Kota Burden never expected a typical case of the flu would turn into a medical emergency. When her daughter contracted Influenza A in late January, she initially worked to manage the usual ...
Rainfall varies from about 100 mm on the coast to 300 mm or more on the eastern border. [2] The Curoca River is intermittent but has lagoons, while the Cunene is permanent and has marshy areas at its mouth. [3] Iona was proclaimed as a reserve in 1937 and upgraded to a national park in 1964. [4] It is the oldest protected area in Angola. [5]