Skeleton Coast
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The Skeleton Coast is a remote, foggy stretch of Namibia’s Atlantic shoreline famed for its shipwrecks, stark dunes, and rich but harsh wildlife habitat.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal region
ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | partly protected area ⓘ |
| containsProtectedArea | Skeleton Coast National Park ⓘ |
| country | Namibia ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | southern Angola–Namibia border region ⓘ |
| extendsTo | near Swakopmund region ⓘ |
| hasClimate | cold coastal desert climate ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
coastal desert
ⓘ
dune ecosystem ⓘ marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fog banks
ⓘ
gravel plains ⓘ rocky headlands ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ shipwreck remains ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
dense fog
ⓘ
limited freshwater ⓘ remote location ⓘ rough seas ⓘ treacherous currents ⓘ |
| hasTourismActivity |
guided overland tours
ⓘ
scenic flights ⓘ shipwreck sightseeing ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
Cape fur seal
ⓘ
brown hyena ⓘ desert-adapted elephant ⓘ desert-adapted lion ⓘ jackal ⓘ oryx ⓘ springbok ⓘ various seabirds ⓘ |
| isRemote | true ⓘ |
| isSparselyPopulated | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
foggy climate
ⓘ
harsh environment ⓘ rich wildlife habitat ⓘ seal colonies ⓘ shipwrecks ⓘ stark sand dunes ⓘ whale bones ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Namibia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | named for shipwrecks and whale bones along the shore ⓘ |
| partOf |
Namib Desert
ⓘ
northwestern Namibia ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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