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Kaokoveld
Desert ecoregion in Angola and Namibia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the desert ecoregion in Angola and Namibia. For the bantustan, see Kaokoland.
The Kaokoveld Desert is a coastal desert of northern Namibia and southern Angola.
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Kaokoveld | |
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![]() Landscape north of Orupembe, Namibia | |
![]() Location of the Kaokoveld | |
Ecology | |
Realm | Afrotropical |
Biome | deserts and xeric shrublands |
Borders | |
Geography | |
Area | 45,600 km2 (17,600 sq mi) |
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Conservation | |
Conservation status | Critical/endangered[1] |
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