Skeleton Coast National Park

[2] The park is divided into a northern and southern section, the southern section is open to those with 4-wheel drive vehicles, they are allowed to go up (north) as far as the Ugab River Gate (where a sign with a skull and crossbones warns you to go no further).

[3] The northern section can only be reached by a fly-in safari, and the area is off-limits to all vehicles.

[4] The list of tourist attractions in the park includes a shipwreck at the South West Seal viewpoint, Huab lagoon and the collapsed oil drilling rig.

[5] The park is part of the Iona – Skeleton Coast Transfrontier Conservation Area.

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Map of protected areas of Namibia; Skeleton Coast National Park in northwest Namibia