The Skeleton Coast is the northern part of the Atlantic coast of Namibia. Immediately south of Angola, it stretches from the Kunene River to the Swakop River, although the name is sometimes used to describe the entire Namib Desert coast.

The so called Skeleton Coast is a 40 km wide and 500 km long coastal stretch in Namibia, a hostile but fascinating area. Here the cold and unpredictable Benguela Current of the Atlantic Ocean clashes with the dune and desert landscape of north-western Namibia.

Skeleton Coast National Park is a national park located in northwest Namibia, and has the most inaccessible shores, dotted with shipwrecks. The park was established in 1971 and has a size of 16,845 km 2 (6,504 sq mi). [ 2 ]

2018年6月22日 · Hostile and remote -- Namibia's Skeleton Coast. Stretching 500 kilometers between the old German colonial town of Swakopmund and the Angolan border, the coast is virtually uninhabited and...

2018年10月29日 · The Skeleton Coast stretches 500 kilometres on the northern part of the Atlantic Coast in Namibia from Swakopmund to the Swakop River near the Angola border. The southern section runs from Swakopmund to the Ugab Gate at the southern end of the Skeleton Coast National Park.

2019年3月10日 · The Skeleton Coast National Park is a fascinating coastal strip with high sand dunes, empty beaches, mysterious shipwrecks and Africa’s largest seal colony. A road trip through this national park is absolutely a must on your Namibia travel itinerary !

2021年12月18日 · Skeleton Coast is a national park located on Namibia’s northern coast. It covers 6,200sq miles, but very little of this space is easily accessible to the public. There’s only 100 miles of accessible road. The last 200 miles of coast can only be reached by plane.

Skeleton Coast National Park was created to protect the unique region of the coastal shoreline and the wilderness area in the northern region which is home to an array of wildlife. The national park is protecting the endangered black rhinoceroses as well as elephants and other wildlife.

2023年9月8日 · The Skeleton Coast National Park occupies the northern section of Namibia’s famed coastline. It includes the road from the Ugab Gate to Mowe Bay, as well as the inaccessible portion of coastline near the Angola border.

2019年6月3日 · Discover the top things to see on the Skeleton Coast in Namibia, including abandoned shipwrecks, desert-adapted wildlife and Himba villages.