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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Salt of the earth
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Extraterrestrial Culture Day
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Tasiilaq, Greenland
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A whale of a hug
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Boating on the Bojo
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World Theater Day
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Humpback whales in Maui, Hawaii
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Colorful cows of the reef
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Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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Merry and bright
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Cherry blossoms at the National Mall, Washington, DC
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Upstate autumn
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Celebrating Minnesota’s statehood
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The Guggenheim turns 60
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Walking among the giants
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Behold the blood moon
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I ll call for pen and ink
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It s fair season
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Pollinator Week
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Nakupenda Beach Nature Reserve, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Astronomy Day
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Punakaiki on South Island, New Zealand
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20 years later
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The most Instagrammable bird?
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A bridge of Madison County
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Nature Photography Day
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International Cheetah Day
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Celebrating Flag Day
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Celebrating a young girl s age-old discovery
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Not your average sandcastle