Atlantic Coast Parks of Angola & Namibia

The countries of ANGOLA and NAMIBIA are located along the Atlantic Ocean coast of Southern Africa, and they protect their coastal land with national parks.

Angola
Located in the southwest corner of Angola, the Iona National Park (Parque Nacional da Iona in Portuguese) is just north of the Cunene River (also called Kunene River) - the horizontal border between Angola and Namibia. Located further north, the other coastal park of Angola is Quiçama National Park (PN da Quiçama). It is south of Angola's capital, Luanda.

Namibia
Skeleton Coast Park is found along the northern half of Namibia's coastline. The Wikipedia page about this area reveals the meaning of the strange name. A whaling industry left bones from whales and seal on the coast. Also, the 'skeletons' of shipwrecks are found along the coast. Lastly, the Namib-Naukluft Park is south of the Skeleton Coast Park. Paralleling the coast, the Namib Desert is part of both parks. Looking at a complete map of Namibia, you would see that most of the country's coastline is protected!