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Namib

The Namib (/ˈnɑːmɪb/, NAH-mib; 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…

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Area
160,000 km2 (62,000 mi2) · 3,077,700 ha (7,605,000 acres)
Buffer zone
899,500 ha (2,223,000 acres)
Countries
Namibia · South Africa · Angola
Criteria
Natural: vii, viii, ix, x
Inscription
2013 (37th Session)
Length
1,600 km (990 mi)

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Geography and geology

Climate

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Namib-Naukluft National Park

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Namib

Nodes111
Edges110
Triples158
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018018
Components1

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related to Human activity · 23
Namib → Although, Angola, Before, Europe, Europeans, Herero, Kaokoveld, Karakul, Kuiseb River, Lüderitz, Most, Moçâmedes, Nama Khoikhoi, Namibia, Orange River, San, Sesriem, Sossusvlei, Sperrgebiet, Swakopmund
related to Further reading · 22
Namib → African Desert, Boydell, Brewer, Grotpeter, Hamilton III, Historical Dictionary, ISBN, ISSN, John, Kinahan, Lindeke, Namibia, National Geographic, OCLC, Scarecrow Press, September, The Archaeology, The Living Sands, Tonchi, Victor
related to Climate · 19
Namib → Atlantic Ocean, Benguela Current, Besides, Drakensberg, Even, Hadley, Indian Ocean, It, Morning, Most, Namib Escarpment, Omaruru, On, The, The Namib's, The Swakop, This, Western Namib, Winds
related to Geography and geology · 17
Namib → Atlantic Ocean, In, It, Kaokoveld, Kuiseb River, Lüderitz, Namib Escarpment, Sossusvlei, South African Karoo, South African Platform, Southern Africa, Southern Namib, The, The Namib Desert, To, Uniab River, Walvis Bay
related to Namib-Naukluft National Park · 12
Namib → Access, Africa, Namib Desert, Namibia, Sesriem, Sossusvlei, Swakopmund, The, The Namib-Naukluft National Park, Walvis Bay, While, Windhoek
related to Fauna · 11
Namib → All, Another, Black-backed, For, Gemsboks, Lepidochora, Onymacris, Several, South African, The, The Namib
related to External links · 10
Namib → Archived, Desert, Dune Patterns, May, Namib Desert, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, NASA Earth Observatory, October, Retrieved
related to References · 10
Namib → Ancient Desert, Desert Research Foundation, ISBN, January, Mary Seely, Namibia, National Geographic, Natural History, The Namib, Windhoek
related to Flora · 9
Namib → Areas, Husab, One, Several, The, These, Welwitschia, Welwitschia Plains, Welwitschias
Rivers · 6
Namib → Cunene River, Kuiseb River, Olifants River, Orange River, Swakop River, Tsauchab

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desert coast south mi several africa found area sea river north water kilometres inland namibia sand southern world regions near

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NamibArea160,000 km2 (62,000 mi2)1.00infobox
NamibArea3,077,700 ha (7,605,000 acres)1.00infobox
NamibBuffer zone899,500 ha (2,223,000 acres)1.00infobox
NamibCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
NamibCountriesNamibia1.00infobox
NamibCountriesSouth Africa1.00infobox
NamibCountriesAngola1.00infobox
NamibCriteriaNatural: vii, viii, ix, x1.00infobox
NamibInscription2013 (37th Session)1.00infobox
NamibLength1,600 km (990 mi)1.00infobox
NamibOfficial nameNamib Sand Sea1.00infobox
NamibReference14301.00infobox
NamibRiversSwakop River1.00infobox
NamibRiversKuiseb River1.00infobox
NamibRiversCunene River1.00infobox
NamibRiversOrange River1.00infobox
NamibRiversOlifants River1.00infobox
NamibRiversTsauchab1.00infobox
NamibWidth50–160 km (31–99 mi)1.00infobox
Namibis awelwitchia plant0.90text

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