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Namib Desert

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Namib Desert
Desert
An image o the Namib Desert bi the MODIS instrument
Kintras Namibie, Sooth Africae, Angolae
Laundmerks Namib-Naukluft Naitional Pairk, Naukluft Moontains, Skeleton Coast, Spitzkoppe, Sossusvlei, Deadvlei, Sperrgebiet
Rivers Swakop River, Kuiseb River, Cunene River, Orange River, Olifants River, Tsauchab
Heichest pynt Brandberg Moontain 2,606 m (8,550 ft)
 - location Erongo, Namibie
 - coordinates 21°07′S 14°33′E / 21.117°S 14.550°E / -21.117; 14.550
Lowest point Atlantic Ocean 0 m (0 ft)
Lenth 2,000 km (1,243 mi), N/S
Width 200 km (124 mi), E/W
Area 81,000 km2 (31,274 sq mi)
Biome Desert
Approximate boondaries o the Namib Desert
Namib Saund Sea
UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid
The Namib desert at Sossusvlei seen bi the Spot satellite.
LocationNamibie
CriteriaNaitural: vii, viii, ix, x
Reference1430
Inscription2013 (37t Session)
Coordinates24°53′07″S 15°24′28″E / 24.88528°S 15.40778°E / -24.88528; 15.40778
Namib Desert is located in Namibie
Namib Desert
Location in Namibie

The Namib is a coastal desert in soothren Africae.

Coordinates: 24°45′07″S 15°16′35″E / 24.75194°S 15.27639°E / -24.75194; 15.27639