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The Namib Desert, for which Namibia is named, is a cool coastal desert running 1,900 km (1,200 mi) along Africa’s Atlantic coast, through Angola, Namibia, and South Africa. The name “Namib” is derived from the Nama language and means “an area where there is nothing.”
The Skeleton Coast National Park on Namibia’s northern Atlantic coast, is locally referred to as "The Land God Made in Anger" or "The Gates of Hell." The 16,000 sq km (6,200 sq mi) area got its name partly from the whale and seal bones that used to litter the shore in the days of the whaling industry and partly from thousands of shipwrecked boats -- this stretch of coast is considered the world’s largest ship cemetery.
Cheetahs inhabit a broad section of Africa, including areas of North Africa, the Sahel, and eastern and southern Africa, with the largest population inhabiting Namibia.
Hippopotamus and her calf along the Chobe River in Namibia.
Thirsty elephants along the Chobe River in Namibia.
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