The Skeleton Coast is the world’s biggest gravesite for sailors and ships

The Skeleton Coast, one of the things you should know about Namibia, is a ship graveyard with the ghostly remains of vessels that have lain there for years. The Skeleton Coast begins at the mouth of the Ugab River and extends up to the Kunene River near the Angolan border. Many consider the ship graveyard, known as Skeleton Coast National Park (named in 1973), to be the world's largest ship graveyard.

Due to the occurrence of impenetrable fogs and storms, various ships have become stranded, causing it to become a vessel graveyard. Skeleton Coast gets its name from the remains of whale and seal bones left behind by the whaling industry on the coast. Furthermore, the remains of stranded vessels on the coast contributed to the name's popularity. The desolate coastline is still known as the world's largest ship graveyard to this day. The Cape Cross Seal Reserve attracts the majority of visitors.