Though the coastal Namib Desert begins in the southwest of Angola, and creeps into South Africa, the largest stretch of the Namib makes up the coastline of Namibia. Parts of the Namib rise in steep elevation, while the northern portion is often shrouded in thick fog rolling off the Atlantic. The fog over the region called the Skeleton Coast is responsible for numerous shipwrecks, but the moisture it brings into the harsh desert landscape is crucial to the flora and fauna that thrive here.
Is that a face in the sand?
Today in History
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Autumnal equinox
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Cuban tody, Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, Cuba
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Traffic jam on the caribou highway
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World Wildlife Day
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Tokyo welcomes a futuristic new art museum
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Earth Day and National Park Week
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Museum Night in Berlin
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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The Girl Scouts celebrate 110 years
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The confluence of the Arve and Rhône Rivers
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1934 Labor Day parade, Gastonia, North Carolina
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When science looks like magic
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Signs of life in the Empty Quarter
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Petrified Forest National Park
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It s Mountain Day in Japan
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A wonder in winter
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Whatever floats your boat
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Diwali lights in Guwahati, India
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Till the cows come home
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What happened to these clouds?
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Big dreams require a big sleigh
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Yabba-Dabba-Doo!
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Native American Heritage Month
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A polar bear near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
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Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico
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An aviation celebration
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These patterns tell a story
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First Cliff Walk
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Independence Day
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Winterpret on ice