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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Happy World Laughter Day
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Bellissima!
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Spotted Lake emerges
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Working for that cliffside view
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A bison preserve
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Astronomy Day
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Don’t get lost in there
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Here’s looking at you, teachers
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The ‘Night of Nights’
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Great on so many levels
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In praise of the old…the very old
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World Lion Day
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International Tiger Day
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Who created the Easter Bunny?
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Buddha in the roots of a tree, Ayutthaya, Thailand
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Umschreibung by Olafur Eliasson in Munich
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Native American Heritage Month
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Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument anniversary
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A goldie gala
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Young black caiman, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
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Iceland for International Rock Day
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Happy Independence Day!
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A notorious advocate for women
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World Penguin Day
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Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico
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Valentines Day
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The ‘Living Forest’ in Biscay, Spain
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Saskatchewan s spookier side
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The confluence of the Arve and Rhône Rivers
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Maritime forest in Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia