Skeleton Coast (1)

The Skeleton Coast is one of Namibia's most mysterious and bewitching places.

Europeans feared its incomprehensible size, vastness and isolation, which kept Namibia out of reach to European colonization for so many centuries.

Today, the same feelings are aroused, luring travelers towards the treacherous coastline and large desert wastes.



Beginning in the far northwestern corner, bordering Angola from the Kunene River, the desert stretches along the Atlantic coast until it touches the northern side of the Ugab River to the south.

The narrow tract of desert is approximately 40-50 km wide and 500 km long.

In 1971 it was declared a nature reserve , and today the nature conservation authorities manage its wilderness with tight regulations, limiting both development and the number of visitors able to enter the area.

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