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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Vieste, Apulia, Italy
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Star Wars Day
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World Book Day
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Cuban tody, Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, Cuba
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May the Fourth be with you…
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I am the walrus
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In the footsteps of Leopold Bloom
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Tiny fliers head south
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Joan charges Riverside Park
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Celebrating Helsinki’s birthday at the Kiasma Museum
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Sami lavvu structures, Finnmark, Norway
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World Rivers Day
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Mediterranean red sea stars
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Leap day
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Dog days of summer
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Space Week isnt over yet!
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Road-trip worthy attraction in the heartland
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Row, row, row your gondola
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It’s Endangered Species Day
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Mexico celebrates its Independence Day
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National Panda Day
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Poinsettia Day
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Joshua Tree National Park
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Góða ólavsøku, from the Faroes!
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Camels in the desert, United Arab Emirates
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The Easter Bunny’s story
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New Year s Eve in Sydney, Australia
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Talampaya National Park, Argentina
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Winter solstice
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Black grouse males, Estonia
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