Tsausberge

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Tsausberge
Aerial view of the Tsausberge in the restricted area of ​​Namibia (2017)

Aerial view of the Tsausberge in the restricted area of ​​Namibia (2017)

location ǁKaras , NamibiaNamibiaNamibia 
Tsausberge (Namibia)
Tsausberge
Coordinates 27 ° 9 ′  S , 16 ° 10 ′  E Coordinates: 27 ° 9 ′  S , 16 ° 10 ′  E
surface 120 km²
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The Tsausberge ( English Tsaus Mountains ) are a mountain range in the Tsau-ǁKhaeb- (restricted area) national park (formerly diamond restricted area ) in southwest Namibia . It reaches a height of 1107  m . Seen from the north in the air, the mountains are shaped like the small Greek letter omega ω . The Tsausberg Mountains have a horizontal stratified structure and their extension is about 11 km by 11 km.

Geography and history

The massif is covered in several places by sand that is carried up the mountain during strong sandstorms. The average annual rainfall in this part of the Namib is only a few millimeters. The bushes that occur in the massif only survive thanks to the fog that forms over the cold Atlantic from time to time and drifts far inland during the day. The individual camel thorn trees draw their water from deep underground water reservoirs. These are mostly located under river beds , which often only carry water every year.

In 1995, Steven Hammer and his comrades discovered a previously unknown species of Lithops on a botanical expedition in the Tsausberg Mountains , which they named Lithops hermetica due to its isolation in the restricted area .

A bird's eye view of the Tsausberge with a view towards the southeast (2018)

literature

  • S. Porembski, W. Barthlott (Ed.): Inselbergs: Biotic Diversity of Isolated Rock Outcrops in Tropical and Temperate Regions. In: Ecological Studies, No. 146, Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2000, ISBN 978-3-642-64120-6 .

Web links

Commons : Tsausberge  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ Camel thorn trees have roots that extend to a depth of 60 m.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Namibia Travel Map . Kunth-Verlag, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-95504-578-4 .
  2. ↑ Tsaus on Mapcarta
  3. ↑ Precipitation statistics in neighboring Lüderitz
  4. ↑ Little Sphaeroid Press: Steven Hammer.Retrieved October 28, 2018
  5. ^ Encyclopedia of succulents: Lithops hermetica.Retrieved October 28, 2018
  6. ^ Lithops of Namibia, by Roy Earle & Janice Round with assistance from Frikkie and Hilde Mouton, Lithopsfoundation Namibia