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Skeleton Coast

coast in southwest Africa
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Summary

Skeleton Coast is a coast[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of coast entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,374 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Namibia[3]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[4]
  • Shares border with: Kaokoland[5]
  • Named after: skeleton[6]
  • Commons category: Skeleton Coast[7]
  • Has part(s): Cape Cross[8]
  • Native label: Skeleton Coast[9]
  • Elevation above sea level: 159 m[10]

Why It Matters

Skeleton Coast has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Namibia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Located in or next to body of water → Atlantic Ocean
    Named after → skeleton
    Country → Namibia
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Bibliothèque nationale de france id: 120715088"
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