C26 road at ''Gamsberg Pass'' in
Namibia (2014)
Gamsberg mountain in Namibia (2014)
Gamsberg Nature Reserve is a protected reserve of
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
, located west of
Rehoboth. Within the reserve the flat-topped Gamsberg mountain is found. With its above sea level it is said to be the third highest mountain in Namibia. The mountains separating the
Namib Desert
The Namib ( ; ) is a coastal desert in Southern Africa. According to the broadest definition, the Namib stretches for more than along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and northwest South Africa, extending southward from the Carunjamba Ri ...
form the
Khomas
Khomas is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its name refers to the Khomas Highland, a high plateau landscape that dominates this administrative subdivision. Khomas is centered on the capital city Windhoek and provides for this reason superio ...
highlands.
In this area, it is possible to observe stars with little or very little light pollution,
and the
Africa Millimetre Telescope is planned for construction in the area.
References
Namibian savanna woodlands
Nature reserves in Namibia
{{National Parks of Namibia