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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Lighting the way to new beginnings
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Boxing Day
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Eurasian red squirrel in Northumberland, England
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Seasonal lights dazzle in Japan
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Flock online for the Great Backyard Bird Count
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River Quoich in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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A most sincere pumpkin patch
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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A day to celebrate the sun
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The Guggenheim Bilbao turns 25
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A magnificent monolith
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The citadel in Bonifacio, Southern Corsica, France
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Square Tower House in Mesa Verde National Park
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Spring awakens
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Macro photograph of a migrant hawker dragonfly
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A personal collection becomes an institution
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Muniellos Nature Reserve
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Making it work—in Norway
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Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
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Stop and see the flowers
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International Sloth Day
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A big place to shop small
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Holi festival
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Joshua Tree National Park, California
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Falling for Rioja
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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Southern lights for Antarctica Day
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Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta
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Strolling across the Red Lagoon
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Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
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