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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Sailing on thick ice
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Let’s talk fossils
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Mountain mists over Bavaria
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International Talk Like a Pirate Day
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National Mushroom Month
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‘Ciao’ from Varenna
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In praise of the pipes
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Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Louvre Pyramid
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Atrani, Amalfi Coast, Italy
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I m here! Take a look at me!
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Visiting Ahch-To on Star Wars Day
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World Space Week begins
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Pride Month
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Space Week isnt over yet!
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Wander the ancient medina
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Patriot Day
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Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
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World Architecture Day
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Wildebeests in Maasai Mara, Kenya
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‘You should see the one that got away!’
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Feeling chic on Fashion Week
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Bird’s-eye view of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
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Darwin Day
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Lunar eclipse
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Falling for the Canadian Rockies
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Happy Halloween!
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Río Arazas in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Spain
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Celebrating Panama s independence
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Ancient art in the Amazon
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St. James Tidal Pool, Cape Town, South Africa
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