Sandwich Harbour
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Sandwich Harbour is a remote coastal lagoon and wetland on Namibia’s Atlantic shore, famed for its dramatic meeting of towering Namib Desert dunes with the ocean and its rich birdlife.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sandwich Harbour canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal lagoon
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ wetland ⓘ |
| access |
4x4 vehicle only
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
coastal desert climate ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | wetland of international importance ⓘ |
| country | Namibia ⓘ |
| designation | Important Bird Area ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
coastal wetland
ⓘ
dune system ⓘ lagoon ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalFeature |
frequent coastal fog
ⓘ
strong coastal winds ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFeature |
ephemeral freshwater inflow
ⓘ
tidal influence ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
intertidal mudflats
ⓘ
lagoons ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ sand spits ⓘ towering sand dunes ⓘ |
| humanUse |
birdwatching
ⓘ
eco-tourism ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Benguela Current ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic meeting of desert dunes and ocean
ⓘ
remote location ⓘ rich birdlife ⓘ scenic desert-coast landscapes ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Namib Desert ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Erongo Region ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Walvis Bay ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Walvis Bay ⓘ |
| partOf |
Namib-Naukluft National Park
ⓘ
Namib-Skeleton Coast National Park complex ⓘ |
| RamsarStatus |
Ramsar Wetland of International Importance
ⓘ
surface form:
Ramsar site
|
| supportsSpeciesGroup |
Palearctic waders
ⓘ
cormorants ⓘ flamingos ⓘ migratory shorebirds ⓘ pelicans ⓘ seabirds ⓘ terns ⓘ waterbirds ⓘ |
| threat |
disturbance to birds from tourism
ⓘ
off-road driving impacts on dunes and vegetation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.