Dorob-Nationalpark

IUCN Category II - National Park

Dorob National Park, Erongo Mountains in the background

The Dorob National Park (English Dorob National Park ) is a proclaimed in December 2010, National Park between the Namib -Naukluft National Park in the south and the Skeleton Coast National Park in the north, on the coast of Namibia to the towns of Walvis Bay and Swakopmund. It comprises the former recreation area west coast.

Dorob means various sources for " water that sinks into the sand " or "dry". The name is based on the historically used in the 16th century name for the area, Doro | Stroke [ Khi 1], for " dry land ".

History

Originally founded as Walvis Bay Nature Reserve by the South African government, the park lost with the transition from Walvis Bay to Namibia in 1994 its status. Since the proclamation as Walvis Bay National Park was planned, but the name was changed in 2008 in Central Area. With proclamation in December 2010, the area is a National Park. It serves as a link between the planned major national park called the Namib - Skeleton Coast National Park.