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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Queen Elizabeth s Platinum Jubilee
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A little blue
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Best. Holiday. Ever.
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Overseas Highway, Florida Keys
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Procida, Italy
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Seville celebrates first world tour
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Aw shucks, it’s oyster season in Galway
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National Park Week: Canyonlands National Park, Utah
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A silent witness to history
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A cry for independence
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Go climb a tree
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Old man s whiskers growing wild
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Where do those colors come from?
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A view from the top
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Longtailed widowbird at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa
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The puffin-rabbit connection
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Río Arazas in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Spain
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A city, a cliff, a canyon…and cheese
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Let the games (finally) begin!
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Sounds of Bach come to Bath
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Juneteenth
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International Day of Peace
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Red fox in the Netherlands
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Kangaroo family for National Hugging Day
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An island for the birds
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Presidents Day in America’s front yard
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Lick Observatory
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League of Nations, 100 years later
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Antarctica Day
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In orbit for Yuri s Night