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The Namib (/ ˈ n ɑː m ɪ b / NAH-mib; [1] Portuguese: Namibe) is a coastal desert in Southern Africa.According to the broadest definition, the Namib stretches for more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and northwest South Africa, extending southward from the Carunjamba River in Angola, through Namibia and to the Olifants River in Western Cape ...
Location of Namibia Detailed map of Namibia based on radar Topographic map of Namibia. At 824,292 km 2 (318,261 sq mi), Namibia is the world's thirty-fourth largest country. After Mongolia, Namibia is the second least densely populated country in the world (2.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.0/sq mi)).
The Namib is a broad expanse of hyper-arid gravel plains and dunes that stretches along Namibia's entire coastline. It varies between 100 and 200 kilometres (60 and 120 mi) in width. Areas within the Namib include the Skeleton Coast and the Kaokoveld in the north and the extensive Namib Sand Sea along the central coast. [23]
Fenwick, Gordon A (1990), Origin and Surface Form of the Tsondab Sandstone Formation, Central Namib Desert (MSc. thesis) (PDF), University of Witwatersrand, pp. 1– 128 Jerram, Dougal A. (2000), "The Fossilised Desert: recent developments in our understanding of the Lower Cretaceous deposits in the Huab Basin, NW Namibia" (PDF ...
The Namib-Naukluft 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.
Location [note 1] Nation(s) 1: Antarctic Desert: Polar ice and tundra ... Namib Desert: Cool coastal: 160,000: 61,776: Middle Africa Southern Africa: Angola ...
Location: Namibia: Part of: Namib Desert coast: Offshore water bodies: Atlantic Ocean, Kunene River, Swakop River: Etymology: Named for whale and seal bones that used to litter the coast, partly due to whaling, and for the thousands of shipwrecks: Dimensions
The location of Namibia An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Namibia. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Namibia: Namibia – sovereign country located along the Atlantic Coast of Southern Africa. [1] Namibia shares borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa ...