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  2. Namib-Naukluft National Park - Wikipedia

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    The second area added was a 1,600-kilometre (1,000 mi) strip of the Atlantic Ocean, making the Namib-Naukluft Park Namibia's first marine reserve. [ 3 ] The park's present boundaries were established in 1986 when the government was given control over parts of the Sperrgebiet , an area restricted for diamond mining.

  3. Spitzkoppe - Wikipedia

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    Panorama of the Rock Arch and Spitzkoppe in the background Panorama of Spitzkoppe and the mountains around The campsite at the foot of Spitzkoppe. The Spitzkoppe (from German for "pointed dome"; also referred to as Spitzkop, Groot Spitzkop, or the "Matterhorn of Namibia") is a group of bald granite peaks or inselbergs located between Usakos and Swakopmund in the Namib desert of Namibia.

  4. Namibia - Wikipedia

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    Namibia (/ n ə ˈ m ɪ b i ə / ⓘ, / n æ ˈ-/), [15] [16] officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean . It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the east and south.

  5. New Zealand vs Namibia LIVE: Rugby World Cup result and ... - AOL

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    TRY! New Zealand 24 - 3 Namibia 24 mins. 20:41, Imogen Ainsworth. And another one! Retallick wins the lineout, and Fainga'anuku darts through the defence, doing a superb job of keeping hold of the ...

  6. Skeleton Coast National Park - Wikipedia

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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 ]

  7. Skeleton Coast - Wikipedia

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    Namibia has declared the 16,000 square kilometres (6,200 sq mi) area of coastline and adjacent deserts, scrub and marshlands as Skeleton Coast National Park, from the Ugab River to the Kunene. The northern half of the park is a designated wilderness area .

  8. Sossusvlei - Wikipedia

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    Sossusvlei (sometimes written Sossus Vlei) is a salt and clay pan [1] surrounded by high red dunes, located in the southern part of the Namib Desert, in the Namib-Naukluft National Park of Namibia. The name "Sossusvlei" is often used in an extended meaning to refer to the surrounding area (including other neighbouring vlei s such as Deadvlei ...

  9. Kolmanskop - Wikipedia

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    Kolmanskop (Afrikaans for "Coleman's peak", German: Kolmannskuppe) is a ghost town in the Namib in southern Namibia, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) inland from the port town of Lüderitz. It was named after a transport driver named Johnny Coleman who, during a sand storm, abandoned his ox wagon on a small incline opposite the settlement. [1]