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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Till the cows come home
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Hiding in plain sight
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Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
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Congratulations, 2019 Nobel Prize laureates!
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Autumn in Alaska
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A timeless view of the night sky
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Let s get lost
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Colorful cows of the reef
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Azaleas blooming on Hwangmaesan Mountain, South Korea
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Waiting for winter
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Celebrating Helsinki’s birthday at the Kiasma Museum
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Night view of the RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California
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Indigenous living
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The Rainbow Houses of Houten, Netherlands
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Let’s have a ball
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Clouds over the River of Grass
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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A house of grand scale(s)
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Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park shines
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World Laughter Day—it s a hoot
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Life in a North African town
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Andermatt village in the Alps, Switzerland
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Ruins of St. Dwynwens Church, Ynys Llanddwyn, Wales
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On the rebirth of the Olympic Games
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The Badlands celebrates a milestone
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Balloon Ascension Day
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In celebration of America’s national bird
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Mountain mists over Bavaria
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A medieval celebration in the Mediterranean
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Finnish Independence Day
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