6Skeleton Coast, Namibia
Few places feel as haunting as the Skeleton Coast—a line of sand dunes, shipwrecks, and whale bones stretching along the Atlantic.
The danger here is not sharks or jellyfish but environmental extremes. Freezing waters, violent surf, and unpredictable fog make this coastline nearly impossible for ships to navigate, earning it the eerie nickname “The Land God Made in Anger.” Visitors who get lost inland face desolate desert landscapes with almost no water sources.
