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Namibia

Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Namibia

• RUNDU
• LUDERITZ
• WALVIS BAY
• KEETMANSHOOP

 

Official name: Republic of Namibia
Capital: Windhoek
Area: total: 825,418 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 825,418 sq km
Climate: desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
Location: Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa
Geographic coordinates: 22 00 S, 17 00 E
Comparative Area: slightly more than half the size of Alaska
Land boundaries: total: 3,936 km
border countries: Angola 1,376 km, Botswana 1,360 km, South Africa 967 km, Zambia 233 km
Coastline: 1,572 km
Terrain: mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Konigstein 2,606 m


Map of Namibia

Map of Namibia

 

 


 

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