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
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
National Take the Stairs Day
-
Happy Lunar New Year!
-
World Lion Day
-
A new park with a new mission
-
Cranborne Chase, England
-
Does this shark have an Irish accent?
-
Juniper Springs, Florida
-
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
-
A narrow passage
-
Take me to the river
-
World Wildlife Day
-
A grand event
-
Astronomy Day
-
Incense making, Vietnam
-
Composite image of a lunar eclipse
-
Storseisundet Bridge, Norway
-
Wyoming celebrates its statehood
-
Red deer stag in De Hoge Veluwe National Park, Netherlands
-
Antarctica Day
-
Memorial Day
-
World Philosophy Day
-
Winter scenery near Kuhmo, Finland
-
‘Think equal, build smart, innovate for change’
-
Black bear cub emerging into spring
-
Venture into a prehistoric gallery of art
-
Winter Olympics in Beijing
-
Staring down winter
-
It s time for spring
-
It’s not a pinecone, it’s a pangolin
-
Anshun Bridge, Chengdu, China
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

