There are thirteen ecoregions in Angola: - Kaokoveld desert -
Namibian savanna woodlands - Angolan Mopane woodlands -
Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands - Western Zambezian grasslands -
Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests - Angolan Miombo woodlands -
Angolan montane forest-grassland mosaic - Angolan scarp savanna
and woodlands - Western Congolian forest-savanna mosaic -
Southern Congolian forest savanna mosaic - Central Zambezian
Miombo woodlands - Central African mangroves The Kaokoveld
Desert stretches along the west coast of southern Africa between
about 13 and 21S latitude. Encompassing the northern Namib
Desert, the ecoregion extends from the Uniab River in Namibia
northwards into the coastal zone of southern Angola, including
the Mossamedes Desert. For most of its length, it is about 100
kilometers (km) wide and extends from the Atlantic Coastline to
the foot of the great escarpment, which delimits the interior
highlands of southern Africa. The Kaokoveld Desert represents
the northern area of the vast Namib D