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Namibia con’t -

#namibia isn’t all sand. The country borders the ocean. The #skeletoncoast - known for shipwrecks due to the rough seas - and a thriving salt production industry (they joking call the salt mountains, “the Namibian Everest of Salt”) are both ocean side sights. And they also have an area where you can kayak with #seals

📢New Publication Alert!

🌍'#EtoshaPan to the #SkeletonCoast: #Conservation Histories, Policies, and Practices in North-west #Namibia', ed. by Sian Sullivan, Ute Dieckmann, and Selma Lendelvo is now available!

This book examines the #conservation histories and concerns of one of southern #Africa’s most iconic conservation regions: the variously connected ‘#Etosha-#Kunene’ areas of north-central and north-west #Namibia.

This cross-disciplinary volume brings together contributions from a #Namibian and international group of scholars & conservation practitioners, working on topics ranging from colonial histories to water management, perceptions of ‘#wildlife’ and the #politics of belonging.

🔗Access or get your hard copy at https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0402 (1/9)

Cover of 'Etosha Pan to the Skeleton Coast' on a 3D image of a tablet, a phone, and a book.

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#SkeletonCoast

For some people, the vast emptyness of the inland on the Skeleton Coast is depressing. For me, it's more of a peaceful retreat.

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Sandy flat plain with some rocks sticking out and a row of huge dunes in the background

View over a vast landscape with patches of light sand and dark rocks under a dramatic sky

Some more of the shipwrecks the Skeleton Coast is famous for. Just imagine crashing your ship at the coast just to find out that now you're stuck in a desert...

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Sparse remains of a ship on the beach with the water flowing out, leaving streak patterns.

Steel remains of a boat on the beach between clams and seashells

The seal of no entry!

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A fur seal sitting on sand and looking at the camera. In the background a wooden fence with a no entry sign.

The colony at Cape Cross is one of the largest colonies of cape fur seals in the world. During their main seasons, you can find 200,000 to 250,000 seals living on the beaches of the Cape Cross peninsula.

#Noisy #Smelly

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A group of fur seals in the beach between rocks with their dark colored pups

Fur seal bull baking and screaming with more seals visible in the background

Going back down to the coast of the South Atlantic, we are now hitting the main part of the Skeleton Coast. This is the wreck of the fishing trawler "Zeila." The youngest wreck on the coast.

Here are two photos in different styles:
- Visible waves and high contrast to show off the drama.
- Long exposure and low contrast to show the desolation.
Which version do you prefer?

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Shipwreck with waves crashing through openings in the hull and deck

Shipwreck with waves in long exposure giving an impression of the wreck floating in fog

Where sand and sea meet

Due to the very cold Benguela Current, there is so little moisture evaporating that there is next to no cloud generation. Only some fog extends into the land. This fog also makes the coast very dangerous for shipping. So, it is also called Skeleton Coast from all the shipwrecks and sailors who did not survive.

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Look from the ridge of a high dune. To the left more dunes of the desert. To the right the beach and the ocean

View along a curved beach with the ocean and its waves to the right. On the left the Namib desert extends its dunes right to the beach.

After nearly 40 years, desert lions are once again hunting marine prey along Namibia’s Skeleton Coast. A new geo-fencing project aims to keep people out of the way.

Written by Ryan Truscott.

#lions #wildlife #predators #beaches #zoology #coastalscience #Namibia #SkeletonCoast