User:Hp.Baumeler/Sandbox Höchster
Höchster
[edit]| Höchster | |
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 Aerial view of Höchster in the Diamond Restricted Area (2018) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,070 m (3,510 ft) |
| Coordinates | 27°18′24″S 015°49′27″E / 27.30667°S 15.82417°E |
| Geography | |
  Höchster Location in Namibia | |
| Country | Namibia |
| Region | Karas |
The Höchster ("The Highest") is a Mountain in the Diamond Restricted Aerea, also called Sperrgebiet, in the southwestern part of Namibia. It reaches a height of 1,070 m (3,510 ft). Its expansion is about 5 km × 4 km.[1]
West of Höchster you find the Klinghardt Mountains.
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]
Direction of view northwest
Pictures
[edit]Pictures of Höchster
References
[edit]- ^ Höchster Mapcarta Abgerufen am 12. Mai 2018
- ^ a b Fog desert Namib
- ^ "Rainfall in nearby Lüderitz". climate-data.org.
- ^ Camel Thorn trees have roots reaching 60 m in depth.