A Flying Experience At The Skeleton Coast

Primary info The northern part of the Atlantic Ocean coast of Namibia, located in south-western Africa (area 8,25,418 square kilometres) and southern Angola  (area 1,24,6700 square kilometres) is called the Skeleton Coast. To the east of the Skeleton Coast lies  Kaokoveld and Damaraland. The former is known to be one of the last great wilderness in the southern part of the African continent and is inhabited by the Himba people while the latter is home to the Damara people. The Namib Desert lies to the south-east of the coast.To its south lies the Walvis bay. How did the Skeleton Coast get its name? The indigenous Bushmen of Namibia termed the coast as ‘The Land God Made in Anger’ while the Portuguese crew and sailors called it as ‘The Gates to Hell’. The coast has been mainly named after the carcasses and remains of whales that littered  [...]