Izinto Ezinhle Okumele Zizibonele E-Skeleton Coast yeNamibia

I-Skeleton Coast yaseNamibia iseduze kakhulu nomkhondo oshaywayo njengoba kungenzeka ukuba uthole. Ebhekene ne-Atlantic Ocean, lesi sifunda sondela eningizimu ukusuka emngceleni wase-Angola ukuya enyakatho edolobheni laseSwakopmund elisogwini - ibanga elingamakhilomitha angaba ngu-300/500.

Eqiniswa ngabakwa-Bushman basekhaya baseNamibia ngokuthi "Izwe UNkulunkulu Ayenze Ngentukuthelo", i-Skeleton Coast yindawo enhle kakhulu yokukhuphuka, imifula enemibala. Emaphethelweni asentshonalanga, ulwandle lwe-dune luya e-Atlantic, oluzihlasela ngamandla olwandle olulahliwe. I-Benguela Current igcina ulwandle lukhuni, futhi ukuhlangana okungazelelwe kwamanzi abandayo kanye nokushisa okushisayo ngokuvamile kubangela ukuba ugu lwayo luphele phansi kwephunga lenkungu. Lezi zimo ezikhohlisayo zenze imikhumbi eminingi edlula, futhi kanjalo iSkeleton Coast igcwele izitsha ezingaphezu kuka-1 000 ezihlukene. Ivela emathanjeni aphethwe yizintambo zasemuva ezindala ezifile ezisezantsi ezithola igama layo, noma kunjalo.

I-Skeleton Coast inamafutha futhi ayitholakali, kanti futhi iyaqhubeka igxilisa izivakashi zasogwini. Njengenye yezinhlanzi ezinkulu zase-Afrika ezingabonwayo, linikeza abahambi ithuba lokubona imvelo kuyo yonke ubukhulu bayo obukhululekile. Ugu lolwandle luhlukaniswe ngezigaba ezimbili - iNingizimu West Coast Tourist Recreation Area, kanye neNortherly Skeleton Coast National Park. Owokuqala utholakala kalula, nakuba imvume iyadingeka. Izindawo eziphambili kakhulu zisesigabeni esenyakatho, futhi lezi zigcinwe ngumkhawulo ovumela izivakashi ezingu-800 kuphela ngonyaka. Ukufinyeleleka yi-fly-safari kuphela, kanti ukuvakashela eSkeleton Coast National Park kokubili kuyabiza futhi kuyabiza.

Ngomuntu ohamba phambili weqiniso, noma kunjalo, ihlane elilindelekile kufanelekile umzamo wokufika lapho.

• 01 ka 05

  I-Henties Bay

  Kutholakale ukuhamba ngehora elilodwa enyakatho yeSwakopmund, iHenties Bay yiyona yedwa idolobha langempela eSkeleton Coast. Kuyimvelo yemvelo abahamba enyakatho, futhi ethandwa kakhulu ngama-anglers. Kunezindawo eziningi zokudoba ezivivinywe futhi ezivivinyelwe eziseduzane, zonke zazo ezibalwe njenge-GPS ezihlanganiswa emephini ehlinzekwa iHhovisi leHenties Bay Tourist Information Office. Ukuze ufinyelele la mabala, ungashayela eceleni kolwandle - nakuba uzodinga isipiliyoni esingu-4x4 nesanele ngokwenza ushayela esihlabathini. Izinhlobonhlobo ezihlosiwe zihlanganisa kabeljou yesiliva (kob), ama-steenbras ogwini olusentshonalanga (i-mussel-cracker) ne-galjoen. Ukudoba kwe-shark kudumile eHenties Bay, kodwa kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi umthetho waseNamibia udinga zonke izinhlobo ze-shark ukuthi zibuyiselwe emanzini ephilayo futhi zingalimazi. Zonke izinhlobo ze-angling zidinga imvume, futhi imingcele eqondile yokudoba kanye nosayizi iyasebenza. Kumalungu omndeni ongewona odobayo, kukhona izindlela ezihambahambayo, izinkambo zokugibela amahhashi namamayela ephambi kwezilwandle zasendle ukuze uhlole.

• 02 ka 05

  I-Cape Cross Seal Colony

  Amakhilomitha angu-40 / amakhilomitha angu-60 ngasenyakatho yeHenties Bay yiCape Cross Seal Reserve, ekhanda elivikelwe elinikezela ikhaya elilodwa elikhulu kunazo zonke zokukhiqiza izinwele zeCape emhlabeni wonke. Phakathi nenkathi yokuzalanisa isikhulu (Novemba kuya kuDisemba), amabhishi afihliwe ngokuphelele ekubukeni ngombuthano weziboya zobunzima obunzima, okubalwa ngaphezu kuka 200,000. Ngalesi sikhathi, ama-pups asanda kuzalwa ayingqayizivele. Izivakashi zingabheka lezi zimpawu ezivela emgwaqweni wamamitha angu-650/200. Izindwangu zoboya zaseCape zisinda kakhulu ezinhlanzi, kanti ukudla kwabo okubonakalayo kubonakala ekuqotheni kwezinhlanzi zabo. Izivakashi zeCape Cross seal colony zizodinga isisu esinamandla! I-colony nayo iyamangalisa kakhulu, njengoba abesilisa belwa impi kanye ne-pups ukuphindaphinda ngokuphindaphindiwe koomama babo. Kodwa-ke, naphezu komsindo nephunga, ikoloni iyimbono ethakazelisayo. Kukhona ama-subspecies amabili aseCape fur seal, kanti okubonwayo eCape Cross kutholakala kuphela eNingizimu Afrika naseNamibia.

• 03 ka 05

  Ihlane-Izilwane Zasendle Ezizitholwayo

  Naphezu kwesimo se-Skeleton Coast esibonakala singenasimo, izilwane zasendle ziyakwazi ukukhula lapha. Izindawo zokuhlala ezinjengeHoanib Skeleton Coast Camp zinikeza imoto ye-4x4 emadonini nasezikhungweni eziseduzane, lapho izilwane zidonsa khona iphunga elingenakunqotshwa kwamanzi. Hlalani nibone izinhlobo ze-desert zakudala ezihlanganisa i-zebra yaseHartmann, i-gemsbok, i-springbok ne-steenbok. Ngokuphathelene nezilwane ezidla izilwane, izimpungushe ezimnyama nezimpondo ezibomvu zivame ukubonakala, nakuba i-cheetah isinda ngokumangalisayo lapha. Ezinye zezilwane, njengezindlovu zasendle, i-rhino ehlane kanye nebhubesi eliwugwadule, zijwayele ukuguqula ukuphila ezindaweni ezingenamanzi zeSkeleton Coast. Ngokungafani nezinye izindawo eziningi zase-Afrika, izilwane kule ndawo yaseNamibia zizulazula mahhala futhi zivinjelwe yizingcingo zomdlalo wepaki. Izinyoni zezinyoni nazo zizothola inzalo enkulu eSkeleton Coast, kusukela ekupheleni kwezindawo eziwugwadule ezifana neRüppell's korhaan kanye ne-Benguela isikhathi eside esikhokhwayo, izinyoni ze-pelagic ogwini.

• 04 ka 05

  Ukuthuthwa Kokuthuthwa Kokuhamba Ngezimoto

  I-Skeleton Coast ihlotshaniswa namathambo emikhumbi eye yawa yinqwaba yamanzi ayo angaphansi komhlaba kanye nenkungu edukisayo. Kulezi, ama-wrecks adume kakhulu mhlawumbe angama- Star Dunedin kanye no- Eduard Bohlen . I- Dunedin Star yagijimela phansi ngo-1942 ngenkathi ithunyelwa izinto ezihlanganyelwe ezivela eNgilandi ziya eGibhithe phakathi neMpi Yezwe Yesibili. Izitsha eziningana kanye nezindiza zathunyelwa ekuhlengiseni abasebenzi bakhe, ababesishiywe umkhumbi emkhunjini okhulayo ngamamitha angu-1 800/550 ukusuka ogwini. Indiza nomkhumbi wokudubula belahlekile, kanye nabasebenzi ababili be-tug. Iqembu laseDunedin Star lagcina lihanjiswa. I- Eduard Bohlen ngumkhumbi wezimpahla waseJalimane owawufika phansi ngo-1909. Nakuba abasebenzi bakhe basindiswa, lo mkhumbi ngokwawo wawunakulondolozwa. Manje, eminyakeni engaba ngu-100 kamuva, ugwadule luye lwagwedla olwandle kangangokuthi ukuphazamiseka (okwake kwabekwe ogwini) manje sekuyizintambo ezingamamitha angu-500/500.

• 05 ka 05

  Amadolobhana aseHimba

  Izivakashi eziningana zeSkeleton Coast zinikeza ithuba lokuvakashela elinye lamadolobhana asekude ahlala yiHimba, isizwe esingumdabu esifundeni saseKunene. I-Kunene isuka emngceleni we-Angola ukuya eMfuleni i-Ugab, okhombisa umngcele oseningizimu weSkeleton Coast National Park. I-Himba iyinhlangano yabantu abafundisi, ngokuya ngezinkomo zabo, izimvu nezimbuzi ukuze basinde. Bahamba ngokusho ngezinkathi zonyaka ukuze bathole ukudla, futhi bangabantu bokugcina abasemakhaya eNamibia. Ukuvakashela emizaneni yabo kuvumela izivakashi ukuba ziqondisise ngendlela engavamile endleleni yabo yokuthakazelisa. Ngenxa yobude bawo, isiko samaHimba selokhu sashintsha kakhulu. Amadolobhana ahlanganisa umbuthano wezindlu ezakhiwe eduze komlilo oyingcwele okhokho. Abesifazane be-Himba bayabhalwa, basebenzisa ibhotela le-butterfat kanye ne-ocher ukunamathisela ukuvikela isikhumba sabo elangeni, nokuzihlanza ngaphandle kokuchitha amanzi. Izinwele ze-Ornate nezendwangu ezingokomfanekiso nazo ziyingxenye ebalulekile yesiko labo.