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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Ministry of Fun Santa School
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Dolomites
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Happy 50th for the National Trails System!
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The Pearl of Siberia
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Jupiter and the Galilean moons
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World Whale Day
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Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Brazil
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World Reef Awareness Day
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A winter light show
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The (Inca) empire strikes back
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It s tree-climbing season
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Christmas star lanterns, Germany
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Dancers perform ‘Revelations’
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Dancing waters of Dubai
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Talk like a pirate—or walk the plank
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Oxbow Bend on the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Mack Arch Rock
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In orbit for Yuri s Night
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Limpets at low tide on the coast of Praia da Ursa, Portugal
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Glenfinnan Viaduct
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Life goes on at the Beatles Ashram
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Happy Mothers Day!
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Winter solstice
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The Cutty Sark turns 150
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World Lizard Day
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Happy St. Patricks Day!
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Prayer flags in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan
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Its Halfway Day!
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National Frog Month
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Sunny day, sweepin the clouds away
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