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Skeleton Coast National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Map of Namibia
Location	Northwest Namibia
Coordinates	19°11′S 12°43′E / 19.19°S 12.72°E / -19.19; 12.72
Area	16,845 km (6,504 sq mi)
Established	1971

Skeleton Coast National Park is a national park located in northwest Namibia, and has the most inaccessible shores, dotted with shipwrecks. The park was established in 1971 and has a size of 16,845 km (6,504 sq mi). The park is divided into a northern and southern section, the southern section is open to those with 4-wheel drive vehicles, they are allowed to go up (north) as far as the Ugab River Gate (where a sign with a skull and crossbones warns you to go no further). The northern section can only be reached by a fly-in safari, and the area is off-limits to all vehicles.

The list of tourist attractions in the park includes a shipwreck at the South West Seal viewpoint, Huab lagoon and the collapsed oil drilling rig.

• Springbok Gate, the eastern entry
• Ugabmund Gate (Ugab River Gate), the southern entry
• Collapsed oil drilling rig

See also

• List of national parks of Namibia
• Skeleton Coast

Notes

The park is part of the Iona – Skeleton Coast Transfrontier Conservation Area.

References

1. "Skeleton Coast Game Park". protectedplanet.net.
2. Shollenbarger, Maria. Mars on Earth: Traveling Namibia's Skeleton Coast. Conde Nast Traveler. January 25, 2018.
3. "Skeleton Coast Park" (PDF). Republic of Namibia - Ministry of Environment and Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-19.
4. Cadwalladr, Carole. Namibia’s Skeleton Coast. Financial Times. January 25, 2018.
5. "The photographs of Skeleton Coast National Park, October 2017". Independent Travellers. independent-travellers.com. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
6. "About- Skeleton Coast Transfrontier Park and the SCIONA project". Namibia University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

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