Namib-Skeleton Coast National Park complex

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conservation landscape protected area complex

The Namib-Skeleton Coast National Park complex is a vast protected area along Namibia’s Atlantic coast that unites several parks and reserves into one of the world’s largest conservation landscapes, encompassing the Namib Desert and the remote Skeleton Coast.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Namib-Skeleton Coast National Park complex canonical	2
Atlantic coast of Namibia	1

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	conservation landscape ⓘ protected area complex ⓘ
climate	hyper-arid ⓘ
climateInfluence	Benguela Current ⓘ surface form: cold Benguela Current frequent coastal fog ⓘ
conservationApproach	integration of multiple parks and reserves ⓘ large-scale landscape connectivity ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Namibia ⓘ
ecosystemType	coastal ecosystem ⓘ desert ecosystem ⓘ
encompasses	Namib Desert ⓘ Skeleton Coast ⓘ
governedBy	Government of Namibia ⓘ Namibia Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism ⓘ surface form: Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism of Namibia
hasActivity	nature-based tourism ⓘ scientific research ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ
includes	Cape Cross ⓘ surface form: Cape Cross Seal Reserve Dorob National Park ⓘ Namib-Naukluft National Park ⓘ Skeleton Coast National Park ⓘ Sperrgebiet National Park ⓘ various conservancies ⓘ
knownFor	dramatic dune–sea interface ⓘ high levels of endemism in desert species ⓘ Skeleton Coast ⓘ surface form: shipwreck-strewn Skeleton Coast
locatedIn	Atlantic coast of Namibia ⓘ
notableFeature	fog-influenced desert climate ⓘ hyper-arid dune fields ⓘ one of the world’s largest protected areas ⓘ remote and sparsely populated coastline ⓘ
protects	coastal and marine habitats ⓘ desert-adapted fauna ⓘ desert-adapted flora ⓘ
purpose	biodiversity conservation ⓘ landscape-scale conservation ⓘ protection of desert-adapted species ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Namib-Naukluft National Park → partOf → Namib-Skeleton Coast National Park complex ⓘ

Sandwich Harbour → partOf → Namib-Skeleton Coast National Park complex ⓘ

Bogenfels rock arch → locatedIn → Namib-Skeleton Coast National Park complex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic coast of Namibia