Keetmanshoop:
the town is situated near two
quiver tree forests and the Naute
Dam and is an important center
of the Karakul sheep farming community.
Fish River
Canyon: The Fish River
Canyon is located the south of
Namibia. It is the second largest
canyon in the world and the largest
in Africa, as well as the second
most visited tourist attraction
in Namibia. It features a gigantic
ravine, in total about 100 miles
(160 km) long, up to 27 km wide
and in places almost 550 metres
deep.
The Fish River
is the longest interior river
in Namibia. It cuts deep into
the plateau which is today dry,
stony and sparsely covered with
hardy drought-resistant plants.
The river flows intermittently,
usually flooding in late summer;
the rest of the year it becomes
a chain of long narrow pools.
At the lower end of the Fish River
Canyon, the hot springs resort
of Ai-Ais is situated.
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