After 120 million years ago the continent of Gondwana broke up, modern mountains appeared on the territory of Namibia , such as we can see them now. And although they are not recorders in height, like Everest, but still fascinated by the views and attracted tourists and climbers.
Variety of Namibian mountains
It is impossible not to fall in love with these majestic mountain ranges in the vast expanses of the desert. When you see them, you get the impression of extraordinary strength and power:
- Brandberg . This mountain, located in the north-west of the country, has almost a round base, and it is perfectly visible from outer space. The red quartz rock, from which the mountain consists, at sunset makes it a fiery red, for which Brandberg is called "flaming". This feature attracts those who love unusual natural attractions . Those who are more interested in archeology and paleontology will be pleased to learn that the numerous large and small caves, located here and carefully guarded by Bushmen, have a huge number of ancient rock carvings. They depict hunting scenes, animals that used to live here, and ancient desert people. The most famous drawing "White Lady" is very unusual for this area.
- A large ledge. This mountain system is named after that, cutting the country from north to south, it separates the lowland from the hill with a height difference of 600 m. The ledge in the territory of Namibia is formed by the mountains Naukluft, Tiras, Khomas, Rotrand, Hartmann, Jubert, Beina .
- Grootberg. This mountain, which forms a plateau in the form of the letter U in the canyon of the river Klip River, has a small height - only 1640 m. It was formed under the influence of the eruption of an ancient volcano. 80 km from the mountain there is a settlement Kamanjab (Kamanyab) with a population of more than 6 thousand people, its own airport and hotels . From here, sightseeing trips are made to the mountains of Namibia, located in this region of the country.
- Etgo. It refers to the so-called "table mountains", which consist of sedimentary rocks, have steep walls, and on top are covered with frozen volcanic lava. Located Etgo in the center of Namibia, and 70 km from it is the city of Ochivarongo with a population of 23 thousand people.
- Small Etgo. This small mountain is also located in the Okonjati protected area. Its height does not exceed 1700 m, and the area is only 15 km. sq. m.
- Erongo. To the west of Omaruru in Damaraland there is a mining formation of Erongo. Its origin, like all mountains, Namibia is volcanic, which is not surprising, because once in ancient times this area was covered with volcanoes. Looking at the images taken from space, it can be seen that the mountain range is a circle with even edges, occupying a territory of 30 km in diameter.