Located about 80 km south of Walvis Bay, the area is within the Erongo Region. The bay opens to the north and is about 4.2 km long and 4 km wide. There is a shallow lagoon lying south of the bay, separated from it by an area of beach ridges and swales with saltpans.

The lagoon is 3.7 km in length and 1 km wide and is enveloped by sandy desert on its eastern side.[4] Former visitors to the area assumed that the water in the lagoon was fresh, but a recent survey found out that the lagoon is filled with poor quality brackish water that seeps under the dunes and allows the growth of large reed beds at the water's edge.

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urrently, the bay and lagoon are within the Namib-Naukluft National Park. To enter, visitors need a permit, which can be obtained from the office of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism in Swakopmund.

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