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Introduction on surfing in Namibia: Namibia has quailty long
pointbreaks, not many are being surfed, it's not an easy surftrip,
but you might find one of the best and longest waves in your life,
with only you and your mates to surf
them
Climate: Namibia has a temperate
and subtropical climate characterized by hot and dry conditions with
little rainfall along the coast. Temperatures are moderated by cold
Benguela currents while periods of winter drought alternate with
excessive summer rainfall between October and March with the
interior experiencing slightly higher rainfall. Average annual
precipitation in Windhoek is 360 mm (14 inches) and average
temperature ranges are from 6 to 20 degrees Celsius (43 to 68
degrees Fahrenheit) in July to 17 to 29 degrees Celsius (63 to 84
degrees Fahrenheit) in January.
Location:
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean,
between Angola and South Africa .
Coordinates:
22 00 S, 17 00 E
Coastline: 1,572
km
Languages: English 7% (official),
Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of
the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages: Oshivambo,
Herero, Nama
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