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fiogf49gjkf0d NAMIBIA LIES ON THE ATLANTIC COAST OF AFRICA AND COVERS A
TOTAL AREA, INCLUDING THE WALVIS BAY ENCLAVE, OF 824,00 SQ
KM. THE KUNENE AND OKAVANGO RIVERS SEPARATE IT IN THE
NORTH FROM ANGOLA. IN THE SOUTH THE ORANGE RIVER IS ITS
BOUNDARY WITH SOUTH AFRICA AND TO THE EAST NAMIBIA IS
BORDERED BY BOTSWANA AND SOUTH AFRICA.
THE COUNTRY CAN BE DIVIDED INTO THE NAMIB COASTAL DESERT,
THE HIGH CENTRAL PLATEAU AND THE KALAHARI DESERT BELT TO
THE NORTH AND EAST.
THE NAMIB DESERT RUNS THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF NAMIBIA'S
WESTERN ATLANTIC COAST AND INLAND UNTIL IT REACHES THE
EDGE OF THE CENTRAL PLATEAU OR 'GREAT ESCARPMENT' AT AN
ALTITUDE OF 900 - 1,100 M. IN SOME PLACES THE DESERT IS
ONLY 160KM WIDE. THE NAMIB IS A DESOLATE STRIP OF SAND
DESERT, WITH HIGH DUNES AND SALT PANS. THE NORTHERN PART
IS MORE MOUNTAINOUS AND CONTAINS THE BRANDBERG, 2,579M;
NAMIBIA'S HIGHEST POINT.
THE CENTRAL ROCKY HIGHLAND EXTENDS FROM THE SOUTHERN TO
THE NORTHERN FRONTIERS RANGING IN ALTITUDE BETWEEN 1000
TO 3000M. IT HAS A VARIED SURFACE RANGING FROM MOUNTAINS,
SAND FILLED VALLEYS, PLAINS AND ISOLATED PEAKS.
THE KALAHARI SANDVELD RUNS THE LENGTH OF NAMIBIA'S EASTERN
BORDER NORTHWARD TO THE OKAVANGO RIVER. IT HAS A LEVEL,
SANDY SURFACE WHICH IN SOME AREAS RISE TO 100M. THE DESERT
VARIES IN WIDTH FROM 80KM IN THE SOUTH TO 400KM IN THE
NORTH.
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