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The scenery is remarkably varied and dramatic: camelthorn, mopane and ana trees line the sides of the riverbed, huge sandy valleys are dotted with gigantic boulder outcrops and rocky hills, red-rock mountains punctuate the horizon, and massive sand dunes studded with black volcanic rocks make the
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Ephemeral rivers and their catchments: Sustaining people and development in western Namibia
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population which endangers farming activities but is also a potential tourist attraction.
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Jacobson, Peter J.; Jacobson, Kathryn M.; Seely, Mary K. (1995).
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Kamanjab
Kunene Region
Mouth
Atlantic Ocean
20°55′04″S 13°27′24″E / 20.9178°S 13.4567°E / -20.9178; 13.4567
Klein Omaruru River
Sout River
Aba Huab River
Ongwati River
Klip River
ephemeral river
Kunene Region
Namibia
Kamanjab
Mopane
savanna
Skeleton Coast
Atlantic Ocean
Klein-Omaruru
Sout
Aba-Huab
Ongwati
Klip
catchment area
Khorixas
Kamanjab
Fransfontein
Anker
Twyfelfontein

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