Red sand and skeletal trees of the world's oldest desert have turned Namib into a piece of Mars in the middle of the world. Red sand, skeletal trees, strange landscapes all together, Namibia's Namib desert is like a picture of Mars on Earth. Such a name because the soil and topography of some areas are somewhat similar to Mars. Namib is a coastal desert in South Africa. Namib in the local Nama language means an area where there is nothing.
The Namib stretches for 2,000 km or 1,200 miles along the Atlantic coast of Angola, Namibia and South Africa. Extends south from the Karunzamba River in Angola to the Olifants River in Namibia and western KP. The northwestern part of the Namib, Which is 450 kilometers or 280 miles from the Angola-Namibia border. It is known as Macadi's dessert. The surrounding desert to its south is the Kalahari. rises up the Atlantic coast, reaching up to 200 kilometers or 120 miles from the foot of the Great Escarpment.
The Namib is a coastal desert in South Africa Namib in the local Nama language means an area where there is nothing. The Namib stretches for 2,000 km or 1,200 miles along the Atlantic coast of Angola, Namibia and South Africa. Extends south from the Karunzamba River in Angola to the Olifants River in Namibia and western KP. The northwestern part of the Namib, which extends 450 kilometers or 280 miles from the Angola-Namibia border. It is known as Macadi's dessert. Its southern border is the Kalahari desert.
East of the Atlantic coast, the elevation of the Namib gradually increases, Which reaches up to 200 kilometers or 120 miles from the foot of the Great Escarpment. The annual rainfall in the Namib desert is about 2 millimeters or 0.079 inches. But the maximum amount of rain is 200 millimeters or 7.9 inches. Dry for about 55-80 million years, the Namib can be called the oldest desert in the world.
The desert consists of seas of sand near the coast. Its pebbles, The soil and the scattered mountain grass or tree cover give the Namib a distinctive character. The sand dunes are as high as 300 meters or 980 feet and 32 kilometers or 20 miles long. It is a coastal area of Badain Zaran, China where the temperature is stable and usually ranges from 9 to 20 degrees Celsius or 48 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Namib is almost uninhabited desert except for a few small settlements and indigenous herding groups, including the Ovayimba and Obajimba Herero in the north and the Topnar Namas in the central region. However, due to its antiquity, the Namib may have more fauna than other deserts in the world. A number of unusual species of plants and animals are found in these deserts, mostly adapted to the specific climate of the local area. Namib-Noukluft National Park, Africa's largest sports park, African Bush Elephants, Mountain zebras and other large mammals live here. One of the best-known native plants of the Namib is the exotic Welwichia mirbilii, which has elongated leaves. These leaves are several meters long.
Like other deserts, the fauna of the Namib desert consists mostly of arthropods and other small animals that can live in marine water. Its larger animals live in northern regions. Most plants in the Namib are able to survive in extremely dry climates. Winds from the Indian Ocean lose some of their moisture as they pass over the Drakensberg Mountains and dry up as they reach the Namib Escarpment east of the desert. on the other hand, Air from the Atlantic Ocean is pushed by warm air from the east. Their moisture thus forms clouds and fog.
This fog is a regular occurrence from the ocean and along the coast and serves as a source of water for much of the Namib's animal and plant life cycle. Oddly enough, there are between 90 and 150 wild horses in the Namib Desert. These horses grazing in the deserted land are like residents of an isolated island. There are many theories about how they ended up in this uninhabited place. But most people think that the horses were brought by the German army. The main reason for the horses to be able to move freely in Biran is the restriction imposed on the spargebiet area. Diamonds were discovered here in 1908. After this, the German colonists imposed a ban on public access to the 350 km area. It also includes Garub, the habitat of horses. Hunters and horse traders could not come here due to prohibition. That is why the number of horses is increasing with time in the last 100 years. Namib desert horses can go up to 30 hours without drinking water during hot summer. In winter it increases and stands for 72 hours. In 1977, water flow almost stopped in this area.
Many horses died of dehydration. At that time a miner applied to the mining company here. When his application was granted, a few water tanks and narrow lidless containers were installed there. At present there are only a few shallow wells in the desert to meet the water needs of the horses. Tourists flock to the desert to see these wild horses.
