Kuiseb River
Kuiseb River, intermittent watercourse in southwestern Africa. It rises in the mountains to the west of Windhoek, Namib., and flows for 300 miles (500 km) in a semicircle (southwestward, westward, and northwestward) into the cool coastal Namib desert, where it normally dies out; in rare flood years, it may reach the Atlantic Ocean south of Walvis Bay.
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Article Title:
Kuiseb River
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
15 March 2019
Access Date:
February 23, 2025