Namib Desert

E14396

coastal desert desert natural region

The Namib Desert is a vast, ancient coastal desert in southwestern Africa, renowned for its towering red sand dunes and extreme arid conditions along the Atlantic coast.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Namib Desert canonical	27
Namib Desert region	3
Namib Sand Sea	3
Namib Desert coastal area	2
Namib Desert coastline	2
Namib Desert (hottest parts)	1
Namib Desert coast	1
Namib Desert coastal zone	1
Namib Desert ecosystem	1
Namib Desert interior	1
Namib Desert margin	1
Namib Desert sand dunes	1
Namib Region	1
Namib Sand Sea region	1
Sossusvlei	1
southwestern Namibia	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal desert ⓘ desert ⓘ natural region ⓘ
adaptationFeature	fog-dependent plants ⓘ nocturnal desert animals ⓘ
age	one of the oldest deserts in the world ⓘ
borders	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
climate	arid ⓘ hyper-arid ⓘ
coastType	Atlantic coast ⓘ
contains	Namib-Naukluft National Park ⓘ surface form: Deadvlei Namib-Naukluft National Park ⓘ Sandwich Harbour ⓘ Skeleton Coast ⓘ Namib Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sossusvlei
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Namibia ⓘ
ecosystemType	desert ecosystem ⓘ
extendsInto	Angola ⓘ South Africa ⓘ
fogFormationCause	Benguela Current ⓘ surface form: cold Benguela Current
geologicalFeature	gravel plains ⓘ rocky outcrops ⓘ sand sea ⓘ
hasDuneType	barchan dunes ⓘ linear dunes ⓘ star dunes ⓘ
hasEndemicSpecies	Namib Desert beetles ⓘ Namib sand geckos ⓘ Welwitschia mirabilis ⓘ fog-basking beetles ⓘ
highestDunesReach	over 300 metres in height ⓘ
humanActivity	mining ⓘ tourism ⓘ
knownFor	coastal fog ⓘ dramatic desert landscapes ⓘ extreme aridity ⓘ towering red sand dunes ⓘ
locatedIn	Southern Africa ⓘ surface form: Southwestern Africa
mineralResource	diamonds ⓘ uranium deposits ⓘ
nameEtymology	name derived from Nama language meaning "vast place" ⓘ
oceanCurrentInfluence	Benguela Current ⓘ
partOf	Namibian coastal belt ⓘ
precipitationPattern	very low annual rainfall ⓘ
precipitationSource	coastal fog is a major moisture source ⓘ
UNESCOStatus	parts inscribed as World Heritage Site ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageComponent	Namib Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Namib Sand Sea
vegetationType	sparse desert vegetation ⓘ

Referenced by (48)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Africa → hasMajorDesert → Namib Desert ⓘ

Benguela Current → influencesClimateOf → Namib Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namib Desert region

Namib Desert → contains → Namib Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sossusvlei

Namib Desert → UNESCOWorldHeritageComponent → Namib Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namib Sand Sea

Namibia → hasDesert → Namib Desert ⓘ

Sub-Saharan Africa → hasNaturalRegion → Namib Desert ⓘ

Southern Africa → hasSubregion → Namib Desert ⓘ

Chersina → geographicDistribution → Namib Desert ⓘ

subject surface form: Chersina angulata

this entity surface form: southwestern Namibia

Lüderitz → hasNearbyFeature → Namib Desert ⓘ

Walvis Bay → locatedInDesert → Namib Desert ⓘ

Cape Frio → partOf → Namib Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namib Desert coastal zone

Welwitschia mirabilis → nativeTo → Namib Desert ⓘ

Namib sand geckos → habitat → Namib Desert ⓘ

subject surface form: Namib sand gecko

Skeleton Coast → partOf → Namib Desert ⓘ

Namib-Naukluft National Park → locatedIn → Namib Desert ⓘ

Sandwich Harbour → locatedIn → Namib Desert ⓘ

Erongo Region → containsGeographicalFeature → Namib Desert ⓘ

World Heritage Sites in Africa → hasComponentSite → Namib Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namib Sand Sea

Great Escarpment of southern Africa → formsBoundaryOf → Namib Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namib Desert margin

Kolmanskop → locatedIn → Namib Desert ⓘ

Goerke House → locatedIn → Namib Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namib Desert coastal area

Bogenfels rock arch → partOf → Namib Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namib Desert coastal area

Bogenfels rock arch → hasView → Namib Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namib Desert coastline

Shark Island → nearbyFeature → Namib Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namib Desert coast

Halifax Island → hasNearbyFeature → Namib Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namib Desert coastline

Swakopmund → hasNearbyFeature → Namib Desert ⓘ

Sperrgebiet National Park → partOf → Namib Desert ⓘ

Köppen BWh → occursIn → Namib Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namib Desert (hottest parts)

Desert Dome → hasEcosystem → Namib Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namib Desert ecosystem

Desert Dome, one of the world’s largest indoor deserts → hasSection → Namib Desert ⓘ

subject surface form: Desert Dome

Khoi-San → ancestralTerritoriesInclude → Namib Desert ⓘ

Welwitschiaceae → nativeTo → Namib Desert ⓘ

Etosha Pan → locatedInDesert → Namib Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namib Desert region

Namibian protected areas network → focusesOnEcosystem → Namib Desert ⓘ

Coat of arms of Namibia → compartment → Namib Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namib Desert sand dunes

Coat of arms of Namibia → compartmentSymbolizes → Namib Desert ⓘ

Khoikhoi language → region → Namib Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namib Desert region

Khomas Hochland → borders → Namib Desert ⓘ

B2 national road → passesNear → Namib Desert ⓘ

Sesriem Canyon → locatedIn → Namib Desert ⓘ

Sesriem Canyon → partOf → Namib Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namib Sand Sea region

Namib-Skeleton Coast National Park complex → encompasses → Namib Desert ⓘ

Game Reserve No. 3 → locatedIn → Namib Desert ⓘ

Game Reserve No. 3 → region → Namib Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namib Region

Big Daddy → locatedIn → Namib Desert ⓘ

Dune 45 → locatedIn → Namib Desert ⓘ

Dune 45 → partOf → Namib Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namib Sand Sea

Brandberg Mountain → locatedIn → Namib Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namib Desert interior