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?
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Provence blooms with lavender at Sénanque Abbey
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An Alpine fairy-tale castle
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Join the parade for World Elephant Day
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Bungle Bungle Range in Purnululu National Park, Australia
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American goldfinch
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The Children’s Cultural Festival in Reykjavik begins today
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Illuminating Annecy
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World Theater Day
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Silbury Hill for International Archaeology Day
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An underwater rainbow
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Hooray, hooray, it s Unicorn Day!
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Porto Cathedral, Portugal
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Desert bighorn sheep in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
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Quiver trees in Namibia
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High seas commerce
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Corfe gets creepy
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Pont Rouge
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A monster view in Scotland
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Where is this gorgeous peak?
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Oktoberfest
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World Migratory Bird Day
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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An island hopper s paradise
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Ponta Delgada
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Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia
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World Lake Day in the Faroe Islands
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Groundhog Day
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A ‘circus of chaos’ for Stravinsky
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Take me to the river
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