User:Hp.Baumeler/Sandbox Heioab
Heioab[edit]
| Heioab | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of Heioab in the Diamond Restricted Area. At the horizon you see Höchster (2018) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,090 m (3,580 ft) |
| Coordinates | 27°25′11″S 015°59′09″E / 27.41972°S 15.98583°E |
| Geography | |
  Heioab Location in Namibia | |
| Country | Namibia |
| Region | Karas |
Heioab is a Mountain in the Diamond Restricted Aerea, also called Sperrgebiet, in the southwestern part of Namibia. It reaches a height of 1,090 m. Its expansion is about 7 km × 10 km.[1]
20 km northwest of Heioab you find Mount Höchster.
Several places of the mountain range are covered with sand which is blown over by sandstorms. The average yearly rainfall in this area of the Namib amounts to just a few millimeters.[2][3]
The bushes to be found in the mountains just survive because of the mist, which sometimes is formed above the cold Atlantic and then during daytime drifts far into the desert.[2] The few Camel Thorn trees take their water from deep underground accumulations.[4]
Pictures[edit]
Pictures of Heioab
References[edit]
- ^ Heioab Mapcarta Checked am 16. Mai 2018
- ^ a b Fog desert Namib
- ^ Rainfall in nearby Lüderitz
- ^ Camel Thorn trees have roots reaching 60 m in depth.