Namibian Atlantic coast

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The Namibian Atlantic coast is a remote, sparsely populated shoreline along southwestern Africa, known for its cold Benguela Current, foggy desert landscapes, and treacherous Skeleton Coast.

All labels observed (6)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastline ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
biodiversity adapted desert fauna ⓘ
marine life supported by upwelling ⓘ
seabird colonies ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
desert ⓘ
conservationStatus partly protected area ⓘ
country Namibia ⓘ
economicActivity fishing ⓘ
port operations ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
ecosystemType coastal desert ⓘ
hasFeature gravel plains ⓘ
offshore fog banks ⓘ
rocky shores ⓘ
sand dunes ⓘ
hasSection Diamond Coast ⓘ
Lüderitz Bay ⓘ
Skeleton Coast ⓘ
Swakopmund coast ⓘ
linked to: Swakopmund

Walvis Bay ⓘ
hasWeatherPattern frequent fog ⓘ
low annual rainfall ⓘ
hazard dangerous surf ⓘ
dense fog for navigation ⓘ
ship groundings ⓘ
influencedBy Benguela Current ⓘ
knownFor Skeleton Coast ⓘ
foggy conditions ⓘ
shipwrecks ⓘ
sparsely populated shoreline ⓘ
treacherous seas ⓘ
locatedIn southwestern Africa ⓘ
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
majorPort Walvis Bay ⓘ
majorTown Lüderitz ⓘ
Swakopmund ⓘ
oceanographicProcess coastal upwelling ⓘ
partOf Namib Desert ⓘ
populationDensity low ⓘ
protectedAreaIncludes Namib-Naukluft National Park ⓘ
Skeleton Coast National Park ⓘ
touristAttraction desert-meets-ocean scenery ⓘ
shipwreck sites ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
waterTemperature cold ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diaz Point → partOf → Namibian Atlantic coast ⓘ
Southwest Bantu → geographicDistribution → Atlantic coast of southwestern Africa ⓘ
linked to: Namibian Atlantic coast
Hartlaub's gull → nativeTo → Namibia coast ⓘ
linked to: Namibian Atlantic coast
Cape Cross → locatedIn → Atlantic coast of Namibia ⓘ
linked to: Namibian Atlantic coast
Bogenfels → locatedIn → Atlantic coast of Namibia ⓘ
linked to: Namibian Atlantic coast
Bogenfels → partOf → Namib Desert coastal zone ⓘ
linked to: Namibian Atlantic coast
Namibian coastal islands Important Bird Area → locatedAlong → Namibian coast ⓘ
linked to: Namibian Atlantic coast