A formidable 40 km coastline strewn with shipwrecks and renegade wildlife
The Skeleton Coast, or “The Land God Made in Anger”, according to the indigenous Khoisan, refers to the 500 km stretch of land where the Benguela Current of the Atlantic Ocean clashes with the dune north-western Namibia’s dune and desert landscape. The area is renowned for its hostile beauty, characterised by many shipwrecks and beached whale bones.
Despite its barren landscape, the Skeleton Coast is home to desert-adapted elephants, rhinos, lions, and brown hyenas. The shores are also home to the largest colony of Cape fur seals!