The Namib Desert

Title	The Namib Desert
# of Words	383
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	1.53

The Namib Desert

The Namib Desert

        5/13/96
        Period 6

     The Namib Desert is a parched and rippled desert, an endless expanse.
It stretches along the wouthwest coast of Africa from Angola in the north,
through Namibia, into South Africa.  The name Namib means “emptiness.”  About
1,700 km (1,060 mi long and 100 km (60 mi) wide, the desert is bordered on the
west by the Atlantic Ocean.  The Namib has an approximate area of 170,000 sq km
(65,640 sq mi).  It rises from sea level 914 m (3,000 ft).  Temperatures average
16 deg C (60 deg F).  Sands, varying from yellow to red in color, form dunes
reaching 240 m (800 ft) in height.  The annual rainfall averages only 25 mm (1
in), but high humidity results in fog and dew.  In the north deeep canyons have
been cut by streams.  The area's main rivers, the Orange and the Cunene, follow
the southern and northern borders, respectively, of Namibia.  One river, the
Queeseb, is made of water collected from over 160 km (100 mi) inward.  The
Queeseb causes water holes, for which many organisms rely on for water besides
the actual river itself.  Acacia trees grow along the rivers, and shor...This is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Electronic References. Please register below now!

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