08/11/2019
The Namib is a coastal desert in southern Africa. The name Namib is of Khoekhoegowab origin and means "vast place". According to the broadest definition, the Namib stretches for more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and South Africa, extending southward from the Carunjamba River in Angola, through Namibia and to the Olifants River in Western Cape, South Africa. The Namib's northernmost portion, which extends 450 kilometres (280 mi) from the Angola-Namibia border, is known as Moçâmedes Desert, while its southern portion approaches the neighboring Kalahari Desert. From the Atlantic coast eastward, the Namib gradually ascends in elevation, reaching up to 200 kilometres (120 mi) inland to the foot of the Great Escarpment. 纳米布是非洲南部的沿海沙漠。纳米布 名字来自于Khoekhoegowab,意思是“广阔的地方”。纳米布非常广阔,沿着安哥拉、纳米比亚和南非的大西洋海岸延伸2000多公里(1200英里),从安哥拉的卡鲁扬巴河向南延伸,穿过纳米比亚,到达南非西开普的奥利凡特河。纳米布最北端距安哥拉-纳米比亚边境450公里(280英里),被称为“莫萨梅德斯沙漠”,而其南端则接近邻近的卡拉哈里沙漠。从大西洋海岸向东,纳米布河在大悬崖脚下的内陆逐渐上升到海拔200公里(120英里)。