6Skeleton Coast, Namibia
Namibia’s Skeleton Coast is named after the bones that were once scattered along the shore because of the whaling industry. It is arguably one of the last great wildernesses on Earth. This unforgiving environment is dominated by a brisk Benguela current, heavy, thick fog, an icy surf, dry desert winds, and under 10 millimeters of yearly rainfall.
See the otherworldly landscapes of canyons of volcanic rock, massive mountain ranges, and arid, wind-swept dunes. You might also see the wooden skeletons of whaling ships that crashed on the rocks in the dense, dangerous fog.
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