Namib Desert Live Webcam, Namibia
Live webcam provides real-time views of a watering hole in the Namib Desert, located in Namibia.
The Namib Desert is a coastal desert in southwestern Africa, covering about 100,000 square kilometers. It lies mainly within Namibia, with small portions extending into southern Angola and northwestern South Africa. The name “Namib” comes from the language of the Nama people and means “vast place of nothingness. Formed over 80 million years ago under the influence of the cold Benguela Current—dating back to the time of the dinosaurs—the Namib is considered one of the oldest deserts in the world.
The Namib is also one of the driest places on Earth, receiving only about 10–13 millimeters (0.4–0.5 inches) of rainfall per year. Rich deposits of diamonds, tungsten, and uranium have made the region an important center for mining. The cold Atlantic waters along the Namib coast teem with fish, seabirds, and seals, while African penguins inhabit nearby coastal areas. Through the live webcam, you can watch a watering hole in the Namib Desert, where antelopes, zebras, giraffes, ostriches, elephants, rhinos, lions, hyenas, jackals, and other savanna animals come to drink.
