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?
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Happy World Photography Day!
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Nakupenda Beach Nature Reserve, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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International Womens Day
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Staring down winter
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Day of the Dead
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Have you turned off your electronic device?
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A step toward freedom
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Kelp buddies
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Welcome to my neck of the woods
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Heceta Head Light, Florence, Oregon
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World Photography Day
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International Day of the Tropics
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Happy 800th, Salisbury Cathedral
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Wild turkeys in repose
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Happy Mother’s Day
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Endangered Species Day
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National Park Week: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
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March of the flowers
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Lionfish off the coast of Indonesia
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Every day is Napping Day for this screech owl
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Winter in England s Cotswolds
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Thomsons gazelles, Maasai Mara, Kenya
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South Padre Island, Texas
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Desert rose of Qatar
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A day for our oceans
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International Day of Forests
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Earthrise on Moon Day
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Vacuum Chamber 5 at Glenn Research Center
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Red deer stag in Glen Affric, Scottish Highlands
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It s superb owl Sunday