Skeleton Coast National Park is a national park in northwest Namibia with some of the most inaccessible shores in the world, dotted with shipwrecks. It was established in 1971 and covers 16,845 square kilometers, divided into a southern section open to visitors with four wheel drive vehicles as far north as the Ugab River gate, and a northern section reachable only by fly in safari and closed to all vehicles.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) IUCN Category Classification
RealmCoastal (Marine and Terrestrial) 1 Sources
1. Skeleton Coast National Park (Wikipedia)
- Infobox, area (converted to square kilometres where the infobox gives another unit)
Source text, realm: coastal
Skeleton Coast National Park is a national park located in northwest Namibia, and has the most inaccessible shores, dotted with shipwrecks.
View the Source2. Skeleton Coast National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata item Q3695317
P31 national park, P17 Namibia, matched by enwiki sitelink title
- Part Of: Namibia, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
View the Source Wikidata: Skeleton Coast National Park
Wikidata Q3695317, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikidata: Namibia
On Continent: Africa, Wikidata item for Namibia, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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