Luderitz

All of these species are frogs, including one endemic, the desert rain frog (Breviceps macrops, VU), which occurs along the Namaqualand coast of South Africa north to Luderitz in coastal southwestern Namibia.

Biological diversity in the Succulent Karoo 2008

A climatic transition belt that crosses the coastline north of Luderitz in Namibia divides the greater Namib Desert into a northern area receiving summer rainfall and a southern area receiving winter rain.

Kaokoveld desert 2008

Thus, the portion south of Luderitz, Namibia was appended to the Succulent Karoo ecoregion.

Namib desert 2008

The park runs from Swakopmund in the north to Luderitz in the south.

Namib desert 2008

The Namib Desert ecoregion extends along the coastal plain of western Namibia, from the Uniab River in the north to the town of Luderitz in the south.

Namib desert 2008

Brown hyenas are common around Luderitz, and this area supports the highest density of this species in Namibia.

Namib desert 2008

Between Luderitz and the Kuiseb Rivers, the Southern Namib is made up of a belt of sand dunes 320 km long and about 120 km wide.

Namib desert 2008

This ecoregion extends down the western coast of Namibia from the town of Luderitz into South Africa, and then penetrating further inland.

Succulent Karoo 2008

The Namibian government is actively seeking new energy sources, including a proposed 800-MW natural gas-fired power plant (supplied by the Kudu field), a wind powered plant at Luderitz and potential hydroelectric supplies from the Kunene River on the Angolan border.

Energy profile of Southern Africa 2008

The ecoregion can be divided into two areas: the Central Namib (from the Uniab to the Kuiseb Rivers) and the Southern Namib (from the Kuiseb River to the town of Luderitz).

Namib desert 2008