Etosha
IUCN IINational Park · 1975
22 941 km²
Region · nam
Otjozondjupa
Namibia
BShArid, steppe, hot(92 %)
Area
104 632,3km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
21,4°C
Annual rain
430mm
Warmest m°
32,2°C
Coldest m°
7,2°C
Elevation: 1 339 m on average (min 1 001 m, max 1 986 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,4°C
Annual rain
430mm
Warmest month
32,2°C
Coldest month
7,2°C
Mean alt.
1 339m
Min
1 001m
Max
1 986m
Std. dev.
147m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(92 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
4,4g/kg
Clay
16,1%
Sand
71,4%
Silt
12,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
5,7g/kg
Clay
15,7%
Sand
71,4%
Silt
12,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
3,8g/kg
Clay
15,1%
Sand
72,5%
Silt
12,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
3,7g/kg
Clay
17,6%
Sand
70,3%
Silt
12,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest9.2%
Crops1.6%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil3.5%
Other (grassland, water…)85.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
1,7%
Pesticides
0,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas20
IUCN VI · 8IUCN Not Reported · 7IUCN II · 3IUCN V · 1IUCN III · 1
Etosha Pan, Lake Oponono & Cuvelai drainage
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1995
15 229 km²
Epukiro
IUCN Not ReportedCommunity Forest · 2019
10 921 km²
Na Jaqna
IUCN VICommunity Forest · 2018
9 124 km²
Na Jaqna
IUCN VICommunal Conservancy · 2003
9 124 km²
Nyae Nyae
IUCN VICommunal Conservancy · 1998
8 995 km²
Complete list20 protected areas
- EtoshaNational ParkIUCN II197522 941 km²
- Etosha Pan, Lake Oponono & Cuvelai drainageWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported199515 229 km²
- EpukiroCommunity ForestIUCN Not Reported201910 921 km²
- Na JaqnaCommunity ForestIUCN VI20189 124 km²
- Na JaqnaCommunal ConservancyIUCN VI20039 124 km²
- Nyae NyaeCommunal ConservancyIUCN VI19988 995 km²
- Nyae NyaeCommunity ForestIUCN VI20138 972 km²
- OndjouCommunity ForestIUCN VI20188 737 km²
- OndjouCommunal ConservancyIUCN VI20068 731 km²
- OtjituuoCommunal ConservancyIUCN Not Reported20056 130 km²
- African Wild DogCommunal ConservancyIUCN Not Reported20053 825 km²
- OzonahiCommunal ConservancyIUCN Not Reported20053 204 km²
- OkamatipatiCommunal ConservancyIUCN Not Reported20053 101 km²
- OvitotoCommunal ConservancyIUCN Not Reported2008625 km²
- MkataCommunity ForestIUCN VI2018474 km²
- MangettiNational ParkIUCN II2008420 km²
- Waterberg Plateau ParkNational ParkIUCN II1990396 km²
- KanovleiState ForestIUCN VI2022216 km²
- Von Bach Recreation ResortNational ParkIUCN V197241 km²
- Gross Barmen Hot SpringsNational ParkIUCN III19681 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN