{"id":74,"date":"2014-12-08T23:29:15","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T22:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frenchnamibiancci.com\/en\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2025-06-02T06:32:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T05:32:58","slug":"geography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/frenchnamibiancci.com\/en\/about-namibia\/geography\/","title":{"rendered":"Geography"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"74\" class=\"elementor elementor-74\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fcef335 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1fcef335\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21972097 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21972097\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"110\"><strong data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"110\">GEOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/h1><p data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"403\">At 318,696 mi\u00b2 (825,418 km\u00b2), Namibia is the world\u2019s thirty-fourth largest country (after Venezuela). It is comparable in size to Pakistan and is about half the size of the US state of Alaska. After Mongolia, Namibia is the least densely populated country in the world (2.5 persons per km\u00b2).<\/p><p data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"842\">The Namibian landscape consists generally of five geographical areas, each with characteristic abiotic conditions and vegetation with some variation within and overlap between them: the Central Plateau, the Namib Desert, the Escarpment, the Bushveld, and the Kalahari Desert. Although the climate is generally extremely dry, there are a few exceptions. The cold, north-flowing Benguela current accounts for some of the low precipitation.<\/p><p data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"867\"><strong data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"867\">The Central Plateau<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"1501\">The Central Plateau runs from north to south, bordered by the Skeleton Coast to the northwest, the Namib Desert and its coastal plains to the southwest, the Orange River to the south, and the Kalahari Desert to the east. The Central Plateau is home to the highest point in Namibia at K\u00f6nigstein (elevation 2,606 metres or 8,411 feet). Within the wide, flat Central Plateau is the majority of Namibia\u2019s population and economic activity. Windhoek, the nation\u2019s capital, is located here, as well as most of the arable land. Although arable land accounts for only 1% of Namibia, nearly half of the population is employed in agriculture.<\/p><p data-start=\"1503\" data-end=\"1713\">The abiotic conditions here are similar to those found along the Escarpment; however, the topographic complexity is reduced. Summer temperatures in the area can reach 40\u00b0C, and in the winter, frosts are common.<\/p><p data-start=\"1715\" data-end=\"1735\"><strong data-start=\"1715\" data-end=\"1735\">The Namib Desert<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"1737\" data-end=\"2643\">The Namib Desert is a broad expanse of hyper-arid gravel plains and dunes that stretches along the entire coastline, varying in width from 100 to several hundred kilometers. Areas within the Namib include the Skeleton Coast and the Kaokoveld in the north, and the extensive Namib Sand Sea along the central coast. The sands that make up the sand sea are a consequence of erosional processes within the Orange River valley and areas further south. As sand-laden waters drop their loads into the Atlantic, onshore currents deposit them along the shore. The prevailing southwest winds then pick up and redeposit the sand in the form of massive dunes. Where the sand supply is limited, winds scour the land to form large gravel plains. In many areas within the Namib Desert, there is little vegetation except for lichens in the gravel plains and plants in dry riverbeds where they can access underground water.<\/p><p data-start=\"2645\" data-end=\"2669\"><strong data-start=\"2645\" data-end=\"2669\">The Great Escarpment<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"2671\" data-end=\"3257\">The Great Escarpment swiftly rises to over 2,000 meters. Average temperatures and temperature ranges increase as you move inland from the cold Atlantic waters, while the coastal fogs slowly diminish. Although rocky with poorly developed soils, the Escarpment is more productive than the Namib Desert. As summer winds are forced over the Escarpment, moisture is extracted as precipitation, creating microhabitats that support a wide range of organisms, many of them endemic. Vegetation here varies from dense woodlands to more scattered shrubs, including many Acacia species and grasses.<\/p><p data-start=\"3259\" data-end=\"3275\"><strong data-start=\"3259\" data-end=\"3275\">The Bushveld<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"3277\" data-end=\"3975\">The Bushveld is found in northeastern Namibia along the Angolan border and in the Caprivi Strip, which was originally designated to give Germany access to the Zambezi River. The area receives more precipitation than the rest of the country, averaging around 400 millimeters per year. Temperatures are cooler and more moderate, ranging between 10\u00b0C and 30\u00b0C. The area is generally flat with sandy soils that limit water retention. Adjacent to the Bushveld in north-central Namibia is the Etosha Pan\u2014a dry, saline wasteland most of the year that becomes a shallow lake during the wet season. It is a vital ecological area, attracting birds and animals from the surrounding savannah to its waterholes.<\/p><p data-start=\"3977\" data-end=\"4000\"><strong data-start=\"3977\" data-end=\"4000\">The Kalahari Desert<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"4002\" data-end=\"4354\">The Kalahari Desert is perhaps Namibia\u2019s most famous feature. Shared with South Africa and Botswana, it encompasses environments from hyper-arid sandy desert to areas that defy the common desert definition. One such area, the Succulent Karoo, is home to over 5,000 plant species\u2014nearly half of them endemic, including a third of the world\u2019s succulents.<\/p><p data-start=\"4356\" data-end=\"4771\">This high productivity and endemism are due to relatively stable precipitation. The Karoo rarely experiences drought, so even though it\u2019s technically a desert, regular winter rains support its unique plant communities. Another feature of the Kalahari\u2014and many parts of Namibia\u2014is the presence of inselbergs, isolated mountains that create microclimates and habitat for species not adapted to the surrounding desert.<\/p><p data-start=\"4773\" data-end=\"4788\"><strong data-start=\"4773\" data-end=\"4788\">Major Towns<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"4790\" data-end=\"4922\">Besides the capital Windhoek, other important towns include Walvis Bay and Swakopmund (ports), as well as Oshakati and Grootfontein.<\/p><p data-start=\"4924\" data-end=\"4936\"><strong data-start=\"4924\" data-end=\"4936\">Location<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"4938\" data-end=\"5022\">Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa<\/p><p data-start=\"5024\" data-end=\"5050\"><strong data-start=\"5024\" data-end=\"5050\">Geographic coordinates<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"5052\" data-end=\"5068\">22\u00b000\u2019S, 17\u00b000\u2019E<\/p><p data-start=\"5070\" data-end=\"5078\"><strong data-start=\"5070\" data-end=\"5078\">Area<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"5080\" data-end=\"5135\"><li data-start=\"5080\" data-end=\"5100\"><p data-start=\"5082\" data-end=\"5100\">Total: 825,418 km\u00b2<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5101\" data-end=\"5120\"><p data-start=\"5103\" data-end=\"5120\">Land: 825,418 km\u00b2<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5121\" data-end=\"5135\"><p data-start=\"5123\" data-end=\"5135\">Water: 0 km\u00b2<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"5137\" data-end=\"5156\"><strong data-start=\"5137\" data-end=\"5156\">Land boundaries<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"5158\" data-end=\"5266\"><li data-start=\"5158\" data-end=\"5175\"><p data-start=\"5160\" data-end=\"5175\">Total: 3,824 km<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5176\" data-end=\"5266\"><p data-start=\"5178\" data-end=\"5266\">Border countries: Angola 1,376 km, Botswana 1,360 km, South Africa 855 km, Zambia 233 km<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"5268\" data-end=\"5281\"><strong data-start=\"5268\" data-end=\"5281\">Coastline<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"5283\" data-end=\"5291\">1,572 km<\/p><p data-start=\"5293\" data-end=\"5312\"><strong data-start=\"5293\" data-end=\"5312\">Maritime claims<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"5314\" data-end=\"5433\"><li data-start=\"5314\" data-end=\"5350\"><p data-start=\"5316\" data-end=\"5350\">Contiguous zone: 24 nautical miles<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5351\" data-end=\"5396\"><p data-start=\"5353\" data-end=\"5396\">Exclusive economic zone: 200 nautical miles<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5397\" data-end=\"5433\"><p data-start=\"5399\" data-end=\"5433\">Territorial sea: 12 nautical miles<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"5435\" data-end=\"5446\"><strong data-start=\"5435\" data-end=\"5446\">Climate<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"5448\" data-end=\"5493\">Desert; hot, dry; sparse and erratic rainfall<\/p><p data-start=\"5495\" data-end=\"5506\"><strong data-start=\"5495\" data-end=\"5506\">Terrain<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"5508\" data-end=\"5578\">Mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east<\/p><p data-start=\"5580\" data-end=\"5602\"><strong data-start=\"5580\" data-end=\"5602\">Elevation extremes<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"5604\" data-end=\"5674\"><li data-start=\"5604\" data-end=\"5638\"><p data-start=\"5606\" data-end=\"5638\">Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5639\" data-end=\"5674\"><p data-start=\"5641\" data-end=\"5674\">Highest point: K\u00f6nigstein 2,606 m<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"5676\" data-end=\"5697\"><strong data-start=\"5676\" data-end=\"5697\">Natural resources<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"5699\" data-end=\"5866\">Diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, vanadium, natural gas, hydropower, fish<br data-start=\"5812\" data-end=\"5815\" \/>Note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore<\/p><p data-start=\"5868\" data-end=\"5880\"><strong data-start=\"5868\" data-end=\"5880\">Land use<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"5882\" data-end=\"5988\"><li data-start=\"5882\" data-end=\"5899\"><p data-start=\"5884\" data-end=\"5899\">Arable land: 1%<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5900\" data-end=\"5921\"><p data-start=\"5902\" data-end=\"5921\">Permanent crops: 0%<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5922\" data-end=\"5947\"><p data-start=\"5924\" data-end=\"5947\">Permanent pastures: 46%<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5948\" data-end=\"5975\"><p data-start=\"5950\" data-end=\"5975\">Forests and woodland: 22%<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5976\" data-end=\"5988\"><p data-start=\"5978\" data-end=\"5988\">Other: 31%<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"5990\" data-end=\"6008\"><strong data-start=\"5990\" data-end=\"6008\">Irrigated land<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"6010\" data-end=\"6016\">70 km\u00b2<\/p><p data-start=\"6018\" data-end=\"6037\"><strong data-start=\"6018\" data-end=\"6037\">Natural hazards<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"6039\" data-end=\"6067\">Prolonged periods of drought<\/p><p data-start=\"6069\" data-end=\"6101\"><strong data-start=\"6069\" data-end=\"6101\">Environment \u2013 current issues<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"6103\" data-end=\"6161\">Very limited natural freshwater resources; desertification<\/p><p data-start=\"6163\" data-end=\"6205\"><strong data-start=\"6163\" data-end=\"6205\">Environment \u2013 international agreements<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"6207\" data-end=\"6446\"><li data-start=\"6207\" data-end=\"6387\"><p data-start=\"6209\" data-end=\"6387\">Party to: Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"6388\" data-end=\"6446\"><p data-start=\"6390\" data-end=\"6446\">Signed but not ratified: None of the selected agreements<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"6448\" data-end=\"6459\"><strong data-start=\"6448\" data-end=\"6459\">Sources<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"6461\" data-end=\"6480\">Namibian government<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GEOGRAPHY At 318,696 mi\u00b2 (825,418 km\u00b2), Namibia is the world\u2019s thirty-fourth largest country (after Venezuela). 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