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 800th, Salisbury Cathedral
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Nighttime view over the Gulf Coast
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Snow buntings take flight
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Reflecting on Black History Month
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A tower of light
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It s Computer Science Education Week
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Sami lavvu structures, Finnmark, Norway
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Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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A day for the dolphins
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Bay Marker Lookout, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia
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It’s Draw a Bird Day
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World Whale Day
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Bormio, Lombardy, Italy
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Fall color sweeps across the West
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Mesmerizing murmuration
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Atop the roof of Africa
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At the gates of the ksar
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Buddha in the roots of a tree, Ayutthaya, Thailand
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Happy New Year!
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Over and under the delta
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World Sea Turtle Day
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World Teachers Day
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Ruins of Inca temples and terraces on Huayna Picchu, Peru
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Black History Month
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The tallest animal in the world on the longest day of the year
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In the Garden of Europe
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Azaleas blooming on Hwangmaesan Mountain, South Korea
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Shark Awareness Day
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