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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A center of antiquity on the Mediterranean
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Maldives
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Happy World Meteorological Day
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Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
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Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
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Colosseum, Rome, Italy
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A personal collection becomes an institution
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World Migratory Bird Day
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Strolling across the Red Lagoon
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Here’s why landmarks are going dark
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Flamenco dancers
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Ringing in the new year at Teotihuacan
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National Gardening Week
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Summer solstice
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The puffin-rabbit connection
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Everglades National Park marks 90 years
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Road to Sa Calobra, Majorca, Spain
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Anniversary of Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah
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Poinsettia Day
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Veterans Day
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Kirkjufell, Iceland
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Seitan Limania Beach, Crete
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International Tea Day
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Remembering the Arizona
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Spine-cheeked anemonefish in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
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Night view of the RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California
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Ancient town of Sorano, Tuscany, Italy
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A yearly sign that spring has sprung
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Castellfollit de la Roca, Catalonia, Spain
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Balloon Ascension Day
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