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Namib Desert
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The Namib is a coastal desert in soothren Africae.
Quick Facts Kintras, Laundmerks ...
Namib Desert | |
Desert | |
An image o the Namib Desert bi the MODIS instrument | |
Kintras | Namibie, Sooth Africae, Angolae |
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Laundmerks | Namib-Naukluft Naitional Pairk, Naukluft Moontains, Skeleton Coast, Spitzkoppe, Sossusvlei, Deadvlei, Sperrgebiet |
Rivers | Swakop River, Kuiseb River, Cunene River, Orange River, Olifants River, Tsauchab |
Heichest pynt | Brandberg Moontain 2,606 m (8,550 ft) |
- location | Erongo, Namibie |
- coordinates | 21°07′S 14°33′E |
Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean 0 m (0 ft) |
Lenth | 2,000 km (1,243 mi), N/S |
Width | 200 km (124 mi), E/W |
Area | 81,000 km2 (31,274 sq mi) |
Biome | Desert |
Approximate boondaries o the Namib Desert |
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![]() The Namib desert at Sossusvlei seen bi the Spot satellite. | |
Location | Namibie |
Criteria | Naitural: vii, viii, ix, x |
Reference | 1430 |
Inscription | 2013 (37t Session) |
Coordinates | 24°53′07″S 15°24′28″E |
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