Brandberg Mountain
E417650
Brandberg Mountain is Namibia’s highest massif, renowned for its dramatic granite peak and extensive ancient rock art, including the famous White Lady painting.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brandberg Mountain canonical | 2 |
| Brandberg area | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
massif
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ mountain peak ⓘ rock painting ⓘ rock shelter ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dâures ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Namibia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
archaeological heritage site
ⓘ
important San rock art site ⓘ |
| distanceFromAtlanticCoast | approximately 80 kilometres ⓘ |
| elevation |
2573 metres
ⓘ
8441 feet ⓘ |
| formedBy | igneous intrusion ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Mesozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalComposition | granite ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
endemic plant species
ⓘ
endemic reptile species ⓘ |
| hasPeak | Königstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRockArtSite | White Lady ⓘ |
| highestPointOf | Namibia ⓘ |
| isInTimeZone | Central Africa Time ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic granite peak
ⓘ
extensive rock art ⓘ the White Lady painting ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Erongo Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maack Shelter ⓘ Namib Desert ⓘ
surface form:
Namib Desert interior
northwestern Namibia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Brandberg Mountain self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| meaning | Burning Mountain ⓘ |
| mountainRangeType | granite massif ⓘ |
| nameLanguage |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
Damara ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Fire Mountain ⓘ |
| near | Atlantic coast of Namibia ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Uis ⓘ |
| numberOfRockPaintings | over 1000 ⓘ |
| partOf | Namib Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prominence | approximately 2500 metres ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | conservation area ⓘ |
| region | Damaraland ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
hiking
ⓘ
mountain climbing ⓘ rock art tours ⓘ |
| visualFeature | appears to glow at sunrise and sunset ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Brandberg area
subject surface form:
White Lady