This desert includes a salt pan named "Dead Marsh," named for the dead acacia trees that litter its landscape.
The wheel spider, which is named for its tendency to rapidly cartwheel down sand dunes, is native to this desert. This desert includes a salt pan named "Dead Marsh," named for the dead acacia trees that litter its landscape. The Welwitschia plant, known for its long lifespan, is native to this desert. With the nearby Naukluft Mountains, this desert is part of the largest game reserve in Africa. The whaling hub of Walvis Bay sits on the edge of this desert. The meeting of a Hadley cell and the Benguela current envelops this desert in fog. A collection of shipwrecks and whalebones lies on the aptly-named Skeleton Coast along this desert. For 10 points, name this desert that runs along the coast of southwestern Africa.
The wheel spider, which is named for its tendency to rapidly cartwheel down sand dunes, is native to this desert.
Namib Desert