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Costa de los Esqueletos-The Skeleton Coast
(Explore 14 Oct 2007#326)
La característica básica de esta costa reside en el hecho de que el Desierto de Namibia llega hasta el Océano Atlántico Sur Los vientos soplan desde el interior del su temible costa.continente hacia el mar, con lo que cae muy poca lluvia, y el clima es completamente inhóspito. Por otro lado, hay un constante y fuerte oleaje en las playas. En los días de los botes a remo era posible desembarcar atravesando la marea, pero imposible volver a zarpar. La única forma de salir del sitio era caminar cientos de kilómetros, a lo largo del árido desierto, de aquí los "esqueletos" en la costa.
Desde la avioneta, en la que recorrimos,parte de este impresionante desierto y su temible costa.
Namibia, África.
On the coast the upwelling of the cold Benguela current gives rise to dense ocean fogs (called "cassimbo" by the Angolans) for much of the year. The winds blow from land to sea, rain fall rarely exceeds 10mm annually (.39 inches) and the climate is inhospitable. There is a constant, heavy surf on the beaches. In the days of human-powered boats it was possible to get ashore through the surf but impossible to launch from the shore. The only way out was by going through a march hundreds of miles long and only accessible through a hot and arid desert.The coast is named for the bleached whale and seal bones which covered the shore when the whaling industry was still active, as well as the skeletal shipwrecks caused by rocks offshore in the fog. More than a thousand vessels of various sizes and areas litter the coast. Notable wrecks in the region include the Eduard Bohlen, the Otavi, the Dunedin Star, and Tong Taw.
Namibia, África.
Costa de los Esqueletos-The Skeleton Coast
(Explore 14 Oct 2007#326)
La característica básica de esta costa reside en el hecho de que el Desierto de Namibia llega hasta el Océano Atlántico Sur Los vientos soplan desde el interior del su temible costa.continente hacia el mar, con lo que cae muy poca lluvia, y el clima es completamente inhóspito. Por otro lado, hay un constante y fuerte oleaje en las playas. En los días de los botes a remo era posible desembarcar atravesando la marea, pero imposible volver a zarpar. La única forma de salir del sitio era caminar cientos de kilómetros, a lo largo del árido desierto, de aquí los "esqueletos" en la costa.
Desde la avioneta, en la que recorrimos,parte de este impresionante desierto y su temible costa.
Namibia, África.
On the coast the upwelling of the cold Benguela current gives rise to dense ocean fogs (called "cassimbo" by the Angolans) for much of the year. The winds blow from land to sea, rain fall rarely exceeds 10mm annually (.39 inches) and the climate is inhospitable. There is a constant, heavy surf on the beaches. In the days of human-powered boats it was possible to get ashore through the surf but impossible to launch from the shore. The only way out was by going through a march hundreds of miles long and only accessible through a hot and arid desert.The coast is named for the bleached whale and seal bones which covered the shore when the whaling industry was still active, as well as the skeletal shipwrecks caused by rocks offshore in the fog. More than a thousand vessels of various sizes and areas litter the coast. Notable wrecks in the region include the Eduard Bohlen, the Otavi, the Dunedin Star, and Tong Taw.
Namibia, África.