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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.
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 ]
It is divided into the northern Skeleton Coast and the southern Diamond Coast. Because of the location of the shoreline—at the point where the Atlantic's cold water reaches Africa—there is often extremely dense fog. [10] Sandy beach comprises 54% and mixed sand and rock add another 28%. Only 16% of the total length is rocky shoreline.
A confrontation at the Cape Cross seal colony. Cape Cross is a protected area owned by the government of Namibia under the name Cape Cross Seal Reserve. The reserve is the home of one of the largest colonies of Cape fur seals in the world.
Natal Coast South Africa: 1955 A Durban steamer that ran aground on a sandbank in dense fog, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Swakopmund. The crew were unharmed and were able to get off the ship once the area's coast guard arrived and allowed everyone off. Otavi: Unknown 1945 A steamer that ran aground in Spencer Bay
Eduard Bohlen was a ship that was wrecked on the Skeleton Coast of German Southwest Africa (now Namibia) on 5 September 1909 in a thick fog. The wreck currently lies in the sand 400 m (1,300 ft) from the shoreline. [2] [1]
The Iona–Skeleton Coast Transfrontier Conservation Area is a transfrontier conservation area.It encompasses Iona National Park and Namibe Partial Reserve in Angola and Skeleton Coast National Park in Namibia, making it one of the largest in the world. [1]
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]