How big is the Namib Desert?

Answer 1

The Namib Desert is a desert in Namibia which forms part of the Namib-Naukluft National Park one of Africa's largest. The name "Namib" is of Nama origin. The desert occupies an area of around 50 000 km², stretching some 1,000 miles (1,600 km) along the Atlantic Ocean coast of Namibia, which is named after this desert. Its east-west width varies from 30 to 100 miles (50-160 km). The Namib Desert also reaches into southwest Angola.

Answer 2

Most of the rainfall is from fog off of the Atlantic Ocean.

It's east-west width varies from 30 to 100 miles (50-160 kms).

The desert occupies an area of around 80,900 square km, stretching about 1000 miles (1600 km) along the Atlantic Ocean coast of Namibia.

A number of unusual species of plants and animals are found only in this desert.

Answer 3

There are a lot of animals like the bighorn sheep, thorny devil, armodillo lizard and a lot more and plants like the barrel cactus, brittle bush, chain fruit cholla, jumping cholla and a lot more. A fact about the jumping cholla plant is when something steps on it, it fastly raps its so called rope around what ever stepped on its leg or whatever it can grab . Plants and animals have to use adaptation to survive.
One rather interesting fact about the desert is that it is not always hot. During the night at the Sahara Desert, temperatures drop below freezing. Another fact is that most deserts are not covered by sand; They are covered by jagged rocks.

Carbon neutral

Answer 4

The Namib Desert is 81,000 square kilometers or 31,000 square miles in area.

Answer 5

The Namib desert is 31,274 square miles which is the same as 81,000 km squared. It is a coastal desert in southern Africa and the name Namib means vast place.

Answer 6

The Namib Desert is located on the southwestern coast of Africa. It covers nearly all of Namibia and smaller parts of Angola and South Africa. It is considered a cool coastal desert.

Answer 7

The Namib Desert is 81,000 square kilometers or 31,000 square miles.

Answer 8

The Namib Desert is on the southwest coast of Africa.

Answer 9

There are two deserts in Namibia - the Namib Desert and the Kalahari Desert.

Answer 10

Soil, sand, gravel, rock, water and light are all abiotic factors in any biome.