Moçâmedes Desert

Moçâmedes Desert

The Moçâmedes Desert is a desert located in southeast Africa, in Angola. The desert stratches along from atlantic coastal of Angola to Angola-Namibia border (450 km away). The desert is considered an extension of Namib Desert.


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