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	Kuiseb River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kuiseb River in Namibia is bordered on one side by the tallest sand dunes in the world, and on the other by barren rock.
		The prevailing winds blow the dunes northward, but their movement is blocked by the river.
		In the process, so much sand and silt is deposited in the Kuiseb that it only reaches the sea while it is in flood.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kuiseb_River (119 words)

	Kuiseb chosen for river basin plan
		The Kuiseb project is known as Environmental Learning and Action in the Kuiseb (ELAK) and was established in 2001 with funding from the European Union.
		The users of the Kuiseb's resources are from Walvis Bay, the Topnaar community, the Namib Naukluft Park and the commercial farmers along the upper river in the Khomas Hochland.
		She said although the Kuiseb was one of the mostly studied rivers in the country, there was not much information on the upper catchment area.
	www.namibian.com.na /2002/December/environment/02A0C80912.html (561 words)

	Untitled Document
		In 1956 the Kuiseb Canyon and Swakop River Valley were added, along with the Welwitschia Plains, and in 1968 the park was renamed The Namib Desert Park.
		Between the normally dry beds of the Swakop and Kuiseb Rivers, the desert is largely rock and stone.
		Kuiseb Bridge Just off the main C14 route, west of the Gamsberg Pass, the river is said to have less underground water stored here than further down its course, though it is more prone to flash floods.
	www.swartfontein.org /e/surroundings.htm (4505 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Namib desert (AT1315)
		The Namib Desert ecoregion extends along the coastal plain of western Namibia, from the Uniab River in the north to the town of Luderitz in the south.
		The distribution of this relict gymnosperm extends from the Kuiseb River in Namibia to Namibe in southern Angola (White 1983).
		The Kuiseb River and the vegetation within it acts as a windbreak to the southerly winds, retarding the northwards movement of the dune sea onto the gravel plains.
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at1315_full.html (3781 words)

	Geomorphology from Space: Chapter 8 Plate E-9
		The platform is exposed north of the Kuiseb River in the rock desert.
		Rossing, at the southern end of the elliptical structure north of the Khan River, is the location of one of the world´s largest uranium deposits.
		Compound linear dunes are seen in Figure E-9.5, an aerial oblique view of the Kuiseb River looking south over the gravel desert and the river to the 80- to 100-m tall linear dunes of the sand sea.
	daac.gsfc.nasa.gov /geomorphology/GEO_8/GEO_PLATE_E-9.shtml (983 words)

	Namibia National Parks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Kuiseb Canyon : the Kuiseb River flows west from the highveld, down the escarpment to the Namib gravel plains to the mouth, which is on the southern edge of Walvis Bay.
		The Kuiseb River is also the border between the dune desert and the flat gravel plains of the Namib.
		The dunes south of the river generally shift north, but every few years when the Kuiseb comes down in flood, the dune sand is washed into the sea so south of the river is dune desert whereas north, the gravel plains.
	www.namibia-tours-safaris.com /namibia/NamibiaNationalParks.php (926 words)

	Kuiseb Delta Adventures Namibia
		The prehistoric Kuiseb River is older than the Namib Desert (the oldest desert in the world) and therefore the tour by Kuiseb Delta Adventures promises to be filled with interesting sights and facts, allowing visitors the ability to enjoy the tranquillity of being in a desert dune region.
		It follows the route of the Historian tour until it proceeds to and crosses the main branch of the Kuiseb river, eventually entering the 1000 feet RED DUNES on the southern border of the SEA OF SAND.
		After reaching the most southerly point of the famous Historian tour, the tour continues south to the Kuiseb River and upon crossing the river (which is normally a dry river bed) enters into the Red Dunes.
	www.namibweb.com /kuisebadventures.htm (2248 words)

	Gobabeb Training & Research Centre :: Gobabeb EON Projects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In an ongoing study initiated in 1976, Gobabeb staff are investigating the long-term population dynamics and the species composition of the tenebrionids beetles in six habitats near Gobabeb.
		The beetle population is monitored in three habitats (gravel plains, Kuiseb river and dunes).
		Flood response is critical to the survival of the river habitat.
	www.gobabeb.org /research2.htm (963 words)

	AQUASTAT - FAO's Information System on Water and Agriculture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Although the ephemeral rivers of Namibia have dry sandy or rocky river beds for most of the year, they are conduits for subsurface flow and contain a number of wetlands defined as ‘shallow, swampy or marshy areas with little or no water flow’ or ‘waterlogged solid dominated by emergent vegetation’.
		The Okavango River with Angola and Botswana, with a MAR of 5.5 km
		The Kwando River with Angola with a MAR of 1.3 km
	www.fao.org /ag/agl/aglw/aquastat/countries/namibia/index.stm (5394 words)

	Turnstone Tours camping tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The second night's camp is near the enchanting Ugab River, a linear oasis which draws countless animals to its water source.
		We travel along the Kuiseb River valley past the desert research station of Gobabeb and fossilized elephant tracks at Rooibank towards our first night's camp at Homeb in the Namib Naukluft Park.
		This is the point at which Kuiseb river divides a landscape of massive sand dunes and flat gravel plains.
	www.turnstone-tours.com /camping-tours.htm (1540 words)

	Kuiseb Delta Adventures \| One Day Dune Quad Tour
		Kuiseb Delta Adventures is extending their famous Historian tour by offering an exciting one day quad tour into the red dunes of the Sea of Sand as well as through the yellow dunes of the Kuiseb delta.
		The tour departs in the early morning from Rooibank, 35 kilometers from Walvis Bay, whereafter you will visit a Topnaar settlement, cross the Kuiseb river (which is normally a dry river bed) and enter the gigantic RED DUNES, which reach up to 1000 feet, into the southern border of the SEA OF SAND.
		The tour visit old elephant tracks between the dunes, where after it proceeds deeper into the Sea of Sand on a long circular route through the dunes until you reach and cross the Kuiseb river again and enter the delta.
	www.kuisebonline.com /oneday.htm (388 words)

	Dryland Rivers Research: Dryland myths and preconceptions
		Although the dunes encroach into the course of the ephemeral River Kuiseb between floods, the irregular floods are still capable of preventing the dunes from advancing further north.
		For example, a common phenomenon in dryland rivers is the occurrence of rapid and deep incision, producing what in the western USA are referred to as arroyos.
		For example, the Nile River is sourced from three principle headwaters: the White Nile drains large lakes in the southern headwaters of Uganda, and is clearly sourced from a tropical humid region; the Blue Nile and the Atbara, its other two sources, drain northern and central parts of Ethiopia, a dryland region.
	www.abdn.ac.uk /~gmi196/DrylandRivers/myths/myths1.php (3634 words)

	Namibia's most versatile conservation area - Namib Naukluft Park
		Namib section Characteristic of the desert plains in the Namib section of the park are ostrich and springbok, while Hartmann's mountain zebra, kIipspringer and baboon frequent the canyons of the Swakop and Kuiseb rivers.
		The campsites are at Kuiseb Bridge (along the C14), Homeb (Kuiseb River), Swakop River (en route to the Welwitschia Plains), Mirabib (between Gobabeb and the Cl4), Bloedkoppie (spectacular surroundings), Groot Tinkas (four-wheel drive only), Ganab (wide-open spaces), Vogelfederberg and Kriess-se-Rus.
		When it has rained sufficiently in the interior for the Tsauchab River to come down in flood and fill the main pan, flamingos and other aquatic birds are attracted to the water.
	www.e-tourism.com.na /npnamibnaukluft.html (1555 words)

	2-Chapter_2
		The ox-wagon route to the Orange River contained difficult sandy stretches and rugged mountainous terrain, and water was scarce, but it must have been well-known to some of the local inhabitants, because three grants to graziers of loan-places on the south bank of the Orange had actually been made as early as 1776-77 [5].
		At the western section of the Orange River, during its course through the Namib Desert, two crossings existed: Daberas Drift in the west and the somewhat eastward situated Sendlings Drift, approximately on the same longitude as the modern-day Rosh Pinah.
		Adequate ox-wagon roads were in existence as far north as the Ugab River and as far as to Outjo with a track leading to the central parts of Owamboland, to the Waterberg and the area around Grootfontein.
	www.klausdierks.com /Namibian_Roads/2.htm (8891 words)

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		River canyons are intermittent and sand-filled, some surface flow continuing in some sections and forming waterholes where impeded by impervious barriers.
		The riverbeds near the coast are colonized by Tamarix, Lycium and Salsola and inland by a denser growth of Acacia giraffae and A.
		Illegal nomadic farming in the Kuiseb floodplain is a conservation concern and is being stopped.
	www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de /b-online/afrika/wcmc/namib_naukluft.htm (1434 words)

	Namib-Naukluft Park
		Representing the central and southern Namib, ostrich, springbok and gemsbok are especially conspicuous on the desert plains in this section of the park, while Hartmann’s mountain zebra, klipspringer and baboon frequent the canyons of the Swakop and Kuiseb rivers, and leopard and African wild cat the Kuiseb Canyon.
		The Desert Research Foundation of Namibia (DRFN) on the banks of the Kuiseb River at Gobabeb has an international reputation for research into the Namib ecology, and plays an active role in environmental education, the latest development being the official inauguration of the Gobabeb Training and Research Centre in May 2005.
		The campsites are at Kuiseb Bridge (along the C14), Homeb (Kuiseb River), Swakop River (en route to the Welwitschia Plains), Mirabib (between Gobabeb and the C14), Bloedkoppie (spectacular surroundings), Groot Tinkas (four-wheel drive only), Ganab (wide-open spaces), Vogelfeder-berg and Kriess-se-Rus.
	www.holidaytravel.com.na /index.php?fArticleId=534 (1490 words)

	Nature Conservancy Magazine: Spring 2004 - Peter Jacobson
		The place was the Kuiseb River in Africa's Namib Desert, and Jacobson, whose earlier work focused on perennial rivers in the eastern United States, was now fascinated by the thirsty, ephemeral rivers that cross the desert like a "linear oasis."
		In the arid Southwest, such desert rivers are among the richest biological communities, crucial to diversity.
		Comparing the Gila River with the more highly controlled Rio Grande, he showed how altering a river's natural flow can result in channels that cut deeply into the soil and lower the water table.
	www.nature.org /magazine/spring2004/people/art12037.html (785 words)

	--[GetawaytoAfrica.com - Getaway magazine]--
		They revealed giant dunes - some as high as 350 metres - marching north in near-perfect formation from Lüderitz to the Kuiseb River canyon where the sheer size of the fissure in the Damara sediments is enough to stop a desert in its tracks.
		The lenses are stronger, sharper, the images of wind-sculpted sand sweeping towards the filigreed Kuiseb are works of art in their own right, but still they show no signs of life, or that life is possible.
		Then we were down, weaving through camelthorn thickets, the smell of the Kuiseb River fresh in the camels' nostrils, taunting and agitating them.
	www.getawaytoafrica.com /content/magazine/features/print.asp?id=196 (2126 words)

	Kuiseb River project now in full flow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Kuiseb Basin Management Committee met at Walvis Bay last week for the first time and this was followed by a broader Kuiseb Basin Management forum workshop for stakeholders.
		The Kuiseb River not only provides water to a variety of stakeholders ranging from commercial and communal farmers to the residents of Walvis Bay, but supports animal and plant life.
		The ELAK project, which is facilitated by the Desert Research Foundation of Namibia (DRFN), had taken all stakeholders of the Kuiseb Basin into consideration in its activities, the DRFN said in a press release.
	www.namibian.com.na /2003/november/national/035955B82.html (450 words)

	namib desert, swakopmund accommodation, skeleton coast, namibia safari camp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Extending from the Namib-Naukluft-Park in the south of Namibia to the Kunene River in the north, the sea encompasses sand, sea and stone in a fascinating myriad of colors, shapes and unexpected life forms.
		Ephemeral riverbeds such as the Kuiseb River, Hoanib and Hoarusib are loined with thorny acacia trees forming linear oases in the desert and providing a lifeline of survival for a host of unexpected animals, including desert-dwelling elephant and rare endangered fl rhino.
		There is a harmony here, flowing to the pace of the Kunene River and the rich culture of the Himba, who still live and dress according to ancient traditions.
	namibia.zanzee.com /listings/region-namib.jsp (1154 words)

	Pleasure Flights Safaris: Flights from Swakopmund
		Low-level along the Kuiseb river onto the Desert Ecological Research Unit, Gobabeb founded in 1959.
		The park in the northern Namib Desert stretches from the Ugab river in the south to the Kunene river, which forms the northern border with Angola.
		The Skeleton Coast is littered with whalebones, shipwrecks and the remains of sailors and explorers.
	www.namibweb.com /pf.htm (2504 words)

	Namib Naukluft Park in southwestern Namibia
		It includes a 100 to150 km broad belt of land that stretches along the coastline from the Swakop valley in the north, towards the road B4 to Luederitz in the south.
		Most parts of this enormous area are not accessible to man. One can only visit a small stretch north of the Kuiseb river: the Naukluft Mountains and the Sossusvlei in the central dune fields.
		After passing the sandy riverbed of the Kuiseb, you exit the park.
	www.namibia-travel.net /southnamibia/namibnaukluft.htm (355 words)

	CAMEL TRAILS NAMIBIA (Pty) Ltd. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		They revealed giant dunes - some as high as 350 metres - marching north in near-perfect formation from Lüderitz to the Kuiseb River Valley where the sheer size of the fissure in the Damara sediments is enough to stop a desert in its tracks.
		The Kuiseb Valley, separating dune sea from stone desert, is an oasis where wild figs grow and camel thorns, tamarisks and tsamma melons thrive along the river bed.
		Then we were down, weaving through camel thorn thickets, the smell of the Kuiseb River fresh in the camels' nostrils, taunting and agitating them.
	www.cameltrails.iway.na /bericht-e.html (2112 words)

	Critical Thinking
		The space shuttle photo of the lower reach of the Kuiseb River in the Namib desert (southwestern Africa).
		Note the extensive dune fields on the south side of the river, and the bare desert pavement to the north.
		In March and April 1996 the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation initiated a controlled flooding of the river in an attempt to restore the ecology and animal habitats of the Grand Canyon.
	wps.prenhall.com /esm_mcknight_physgeo_8/0,9340,1446059-content,00.utf8.html (710 words)

	Namibie
		The Bushmen are the oldest ethnic group in Namibia having inhabited Southern Africa for an estimated 20.000 years.
		It is thought that the vast quantities of sand were deposited into the Alantic Ocean by the Orange river.
		This material was subsequently moved northwards by the Benguela current to be dumped back onto the land by the surf.
	home.wanadoo.nl /mazaworld/namibia/namibie.htm (982 words)

	Geomorphology: Chapter 2 Plate T-32
		In the southern zone around the Eiseb River and the Naukluft Mountains (highest point 2245 m), complex folds, nappes, and thrust faults with reactivated granitic cores and other basement plutons are typical (D).
		Figure T-32.4, a Landsat-4 TM subscene (enlargement) of a plateau traversed by the Zambesi River near Victoria Falls, some 1500 km northeast of Windhoek.
		This river and its tributaries have sharp angular bends where their downcutting has carved canyons along the intersecting joints that crisscross the karroo basaltic units capping the plateau.
	daac.gsfc.nasa.gov /geomorphology/GEO_2/GEO_PLATE_T-32.shtml (753 words)

	Westair Wings Charters - Packages
		We continue along the Kuiseb River to the Kuiseb Canyon, with dunes on the left and a mountain range on the right.
		We then turn north to pass the wreck of the 'Shaunee', the famous flamingo colonies at Sandwich Harbour, the Kuiseb River mouth, the glistening salt pans of Walvis Bay and the harbour-town itself.
		After the Twyfelfontein Experience (Route 4) we cross the Huab River and the lava plateau mountains of the Etendeka range and then follow the Uniab River to the coast.
	www.westwing.com.na /packages.htm (1239 words)

	Sunrise Tours & Safaris - Sossusvlei Dunes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Driving in a comfortable 4-wheel drive station wagon, the Namib Desert is crossed from Swakopmund to the Kuiseb Canyon, visiting Goanikontes Oasis en route, the so-called Moon Valley and a spectacular view of the Kuiseb Canyon.
		After a packed lunch in the Kuiseb River, continue on to Farm Solitaire and Sesriem to check into the Lodge, with its comfortable rooms and excellent cuisine for two nights.
		Return to Swakopmund via the Kuiseb Delta and it's Topnaar settlements; a tour of Walvis Bay including the Lagoon area and Bird Paradise and then a drive northwards to see the coastal sand dunes.
	www.orusovo.com /sunrise/3soslodg.htm (317 words)

	Spirit of the Kuiseb play at Gobabeb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Gobabeb Training and Research Centre in the Kuiseb river valley near Walvis Bay has already started preparing for a play it intends to bring to the stage in next year’s winter.
		The centre is using the play as well as other activities to generate enough money to enable it to be fully self-sustaining by year 2006.
		Spirits of the Kuiseb will be presented by Ernst van Biljon and his multicultural ensemble to present William Hofmeyr’s production Spirits of the Kuiseb on the banks of the Kuiseb River for four nights in June 2005.
	www.economist.com.na /2004/23july/07-23-09.htm (232 words)

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